Public water system · TX1830008

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Gary WSC

At a glance

Gary WSC (PWSID TX1830008) is an active community water system in Panola County, Texas. It reports serving 1,050 people through 350 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026.

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

Population served

1,050

Service connections

350

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1830008

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,050

Service connections350

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyPanola County

How does Gary WSC compare with other water systems in Panola County?

By EPA's size categories, Gary WSC is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Panola County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 1,056 people per system, and accounts for 4.7% of the 22,171 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 Gary WSC is well 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. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 5,215 Texas systems (74%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Gary WSC?

EPA lists Gary WSC 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. 16 of the 21 active systems in Panola County (76%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Gary WSC have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2025 and April 2026. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (6 of them). EPA lists 7 as unaddressed, 3 as resolved and 2 as archived. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-04-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2026-04-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2026-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2026-02-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2026-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2026-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Archived
2025-11-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2025-10-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2025-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2025-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Archived
2025-07-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved

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.

Gary WSC: frequently asked questions

Who runs Gary WSC?

Gary WSC (PWSID TX1830008) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Gary WSC serve?

Gary WSC reports serving 1,050 people through 350 service connections in Panola County, Texas.

Where does Gary WSC get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Gary WSC have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 Gary WSC'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Gary WSC's water quality report?

As a community water system, Gary WSC 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 Panola County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Carthage	Panola	6,770	Community	Surface water
Hollands Quarter WSC	Panola	1,605	Community	Purchased surface water
Deadwood WSC	Panola	1,176	Community	Groundwater
City of Beckville	Panola	1,152	Community	Groundwater
Clayton WSC Plant 2	Panola	1,137	Community	Purchased surface water
Deberry WSC	Panola	1,101	Community	Groundwater

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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, “Gary WSC, PWSID TX1830008, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/gary-wsc-tx1830008 (data as of October 1, 2026).