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Bethany Sud

At a glance

Bethany Sud (PWSID TX1260016) is an active community water system in Johnson County, Texas. It reports serving 4,503 people through 1,501 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

4,503

Service connections

1,501

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1260016

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served4,503

Service connections1,501

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyJohnson County

How does Bethany Sud compare with other water systems in Johnson County?

By EPA's size categories, Bethany Sud is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Johnson County has 61 active public water systems. Its population served is about 17% above the county average of 3,836 people per system, and accounts for 1.9% of the 234,003 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bethany Sud is about 33% below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Texas has 4,594 active community water systems, 65% of the state's 7,078 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 1,192 Texas systems (17%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bethany Sud?

EPA lists Bethany Sud as owned by a local government. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 13 of the 61 active systems in Johnson County (21%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Bethany Sud have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and July 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, 2,4-D, Dinoseb and Ethylene dibromide (EDB). EPA lists 11 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	2,4-Dcode 2105	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dinosebcode 2041	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Aldicarbcode 2047	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Aldicarb sulfonecode 2044	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Oxamylcode 2036	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbofurancode 2046	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cyanidecode 1024	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Aldicarb sulfoxidecode 2043	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dalaponcode 2031	No	Archived
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110	No	Archived

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Bethany Sud: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bethany Sud?

Bethany Sud (PWSID TX1260016) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Bethany Sud serve?

Bethany Sud reports serving 4,503 people through 1,501 service connections in Johnson County, Texas.

Where does Bethany Sud get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Bethany Sud have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Bethany Sud's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bethany Sud's water quality report?

As a community water system, Bethany Sud must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Johnson County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Johnson County Sud	Johnson	65,517	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Burleson	Johnson	53,381	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Cleburne	Johnson	34,075	Community	Surface water
Bethesda WSC	Johnson	33,441	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Keene	Johnson	6,863	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Alvarado	Johnson	6,614	Community	Purchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bethany Sud, PWSID TX1260016, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/bethany-sud-tx1260016 (data as of October 1, 2026).