City Of Emory, TX
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
City Of Emory at a glance
City Of Emory serves about 3,762 people through 3,588 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Rains County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1900001; phone on file: 903-473-2465. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
City Of Emory's lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for City Of Emory is 32 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 32 ppb over 15 |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 7.39 ppb |
How City Of Emory compares
Of the 4,447 Texas systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.28 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 202 have gone over at some point. City Of Emory's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 40th percentile in Texas and the 34th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Rains County
5 other systems share Rains County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than City Of Emory. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Point | 3,600 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Rains Sud | 3,594 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of East Tawakoni | 2,686 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bright Star Salem Sud 2 | 378 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rolling Fork Rv & Mobile Home Park | 95 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Emory, TX may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask City Of Emory whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.