Is Richland Sud Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: San Saba

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-05-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-05-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	230 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2290 µg/L	89/93	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	6.941 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 8.8 µg/L	42/93	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	1960.5 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2010 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	23/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.015 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	18/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	17/26	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	14.38 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 14.5 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2023
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	9/13	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.18 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	9/13	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	2.14 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	7/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	178.4 µg/L 8.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 179 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.4565 pCi/L 69% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.8 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.87 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	4/13	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	399 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 420 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1678.5 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1680 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2015
Lithium	36.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2025
Combined Uranium	1.47 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2016–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	8.7 pCi/L 58% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 9 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2016–2019
Arsenic	1.15 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	1.32 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	2.4 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Thallium, Total	0.6200 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2019

86 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HARLOW, WILLIAM, L
Phone: 325-452-3210
Email: RSUD@CENTEX.NET

Frequently asked questions about Richland Sud

Is Richland Sud tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Richland Sud's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Richland Sud's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Nitrate, Dibromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Richland Sud serve?

Richland Sud reports serving 2,505 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Richland Sud had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 99 violations on file for Richland Sud, of which 5 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.