# City Of Blossom: 800-gallon sewage overflow (equipment failure) in Lamar County, TX

**Score:** 45/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Utility / system | City Of Blossom |
| System type | City or other utility |
| TCEQ RN | RN101611580 |
| Permits | WASTEWATER-EPA ID-TX0075957; WASTEWATER-PERMIT-WQ0010715002 |
| Volume | 800 gallons |
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Source | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Sanitary Sewer Overflows (data.texas.gov) |
| Receiving water | Tributary Sulphur River Basin |
| County | Lamar |
| TCEQ region | Tyler |
| Dates | 2026-05-10 |
| Reported | 2026-05-10 |
| Incident number | 462495 |

## Why this score
- Equipment failure: a fixable infrastructure cause.
- Reached Tributary Sulphur River Basin.

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Sanitary Sewer Overflows (data.texas.gov) (https://data.texas.gov/d/8kc5-95uk). Last refreshed: 2026-10-28T20:50:27.175Z.
From TCEQ Sanitary Sewer Overflow reports, which TCEQ publishes in monthly batches (recent weeks may not appear yet). Volumes are as reported by the utility and are often estimates. Utility/system level only. Verify with TCEQ.