Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Brady. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved October 2026, Brady is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 5,434 people.
As of October 2026, EPA records show 711 violations across the community water system(s) serving Brady, going back to the earliest EPA record. 655 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
Health-based Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 322 times between January 2008 and January 2025. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 246 times between July 2009 and January 2025. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2003 and July 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 30 times between December 2011 and October 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in September 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Combined Uranium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between February 2013 and March 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Lakeland Services
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Health-based Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 52 times between January 2012 and October 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 14 PCI/L; the limit (MCL) is 5 PCI/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 34 times between July 2015 and July 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 25 PCI/L; the limit (MCL) is 15 PCI/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in December 2014. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between November 2014 and April 2026. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between March 2016 and December 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between April 2024 and July 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Combined Uranium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between April 2024 and July 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between April 2024 and July 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved October 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.