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Riesel tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Riesel. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Riesel is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 2,220 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 320 violations across the community water system(s) serving Riesel, going back to the earliest EPA record. 245 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.
What the EPA has on record, by system
City Of Riesel
1,476 served · groundwater · PWSID TX1550040 - Health-based Arsenic: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 150 times between January 2016 and October 2025. The EPA record lists a level of 0.013 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.01 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. 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 2015 and July 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 October 2024. 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 23 times between June 2012 and December 2022. 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 6 times between October 2015 and December 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
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744 served · groundwater · PWSID TX1550037 - Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Arsenic: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 93 times between July 2013 and July 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 0.012 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.01 MG/L. 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 4 times between October 2015 and December 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 October 2024. 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 13 times between November 2007 and July 2024. 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 6 times between July 2012 and July 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring OXAMYL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Aldicarb sulfoxide: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Aldicarb sulfone: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Carbofuran: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Aldicarb: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2021. 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 once in June 2012. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Groundwater Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in June 2012. 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 June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.