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City of Avery

Serves Avery, Red River County, TX · 408 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Avery in the last ten years.

  • TX1940005
  • AVERY
  • TX
  • 408 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 75554
EPA system ID TX1940005

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
15

Key facts

  • City of Avery buys its water from Texarkana Water Utilities.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, February 2016.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 274 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 29, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 3, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 8, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 8, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 25, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for City of Avery go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (7 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 2 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 12
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2015, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.103 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Avery in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in February 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 11, 2016 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

City of Avery buys its water from Texarkana Water Utilities. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Avery.

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Annual water quality report

City of Avery must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask City of Avery for a copy.

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