Community Water System · PWS TX0200003
City of Brazoria
Operator location Brazoria, Texas - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 103 EPA violations; surface water source; 2,877 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 2,877
- People served (this PWS)
- 103
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 3
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 3 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
City of Brazoria standing, high SDWIS violation third
103 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 3% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #10,946 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
City of Brazoria sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (103), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,877 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 3% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 3 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).
- #10,946 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #1,329 of 3,040
- Population · TX
- 103
- Total EPA violations on record
- 3%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,465
- County
- Brazoria
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 3
- Monitoring Violations
- 76
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | MR | 56 | 2020 |
| Public Notice | Other | 15 | 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 8 | 2019 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 8 | 2009 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 8 | 2020 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2018 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 3 | 2014 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
City of Brazoria has 103 recorded EPA violations, 74% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 26% carry more. 3% of this system's own violations are health-based (3 of 103), and it ranks #10,946 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
103 Around the middle fewer violations than 26% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 37 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTA | 9/2/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/2/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/2/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/21/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/21/2025 | 18.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/21/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/21/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/21/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/21/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/21/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/21/2025 | 5.20 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/21/2025 | 54.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| ADONA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/21/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/21/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/21/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 2/25/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 2/25/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 2/25/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 2/25/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for City of Brazoria
103 violations on record for TX0200003; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch
Nationwide peers
103 violations · 2,877 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with City of Brazoria
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