The City of Emory, Tx

Important News

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The Splash Pad at Sandy Creek Park is closed for the season. 

The Burn Ban has been lifted as of 10/6/2026.

Mandatory Language for a Maximum Contaminant Level Violation

MCL, LRAA / Total Haloacetic Acides (HAA5)

The Texas Commission on Enviromental Quality (TCEQ) has notified the City of Emory TX1900001 that the drinking water being supplied to customers had exceeded the Maximun Contaminant Level (MCL) for haloacetic acids (group of five).  The U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has established the MCL for total haloacetic acids (group of five) to be 0.060 milligrams per liter (mg/L) based on locational running annual average (LRAA) and has determined that itia health concern at levels above the MCL.  Analysis of drinking water n your community for total haloacetic acids (group of five) indicates a compliance value in quarter two 2026 of 0.069 mg/L for DBP2-02 and 0.063 mg/L for DBP201. 

Haloacetics acids are a grop of volatile organic compounds that are formed when chlorine, added to the water during the treatment process for disinfection, reacts with naturally-occurring organic matter in the water. 

Some people who drink water conatining HAA% in excess of the MCL over many years may experience may have an increased chance of getting cancer. 

You do not need to use an alternative water supply.  However, if you have health concerns, you may want to talk to your doctor to get more informaion about how they may affect you. 

We are taking the following actions to address this issue:

Flushing the lines more often.

Please share this information with all the people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notce directly (i.e. people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses).  You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.