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Community Water System · PWS TX0200510

Town of Quintana

Quintana, Texas 77541-9109 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 231 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

231
People served
447
EPA violations
346
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 447 drinking-water violations at Town of Quintana, 77% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

447
Total EPA violations on record
77%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
231
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Town of Quintana

Town of Quintana is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 231 residents in Quintana, Texas (Brazoria County) through 77 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 447 total violations for this system , of which 346 (77%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 73 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 207 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Texas, EPA tracks 7,351 public water systems serving 33,253,313 people, with 746,210 cumulative violations and 162,945 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 101.5 violations. Statewide, 610 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (53.2%).

Town of Quintana's 447 violations sit above the Texas average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
231
Total Violations
447
Health-Based Violations
346
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
77
County
Brazoria
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
338
Monitoring Violations
73
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 207 2024
Arsenic MCL 99 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 28 2021
Public Notice Other 23 2023
Chlorine MR 22 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 18 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2013
TTHM MR 14 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2014
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 2023
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2024
E. COLI MR 4 2014

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Town of Quintana.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID TX0200510 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Texas Drinking Water Authority

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Town of Quintana under EPA-delegated authority.

Open TX regulator portal

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 18 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 5000
2024 TTHM MCL 207 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 2950
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 5200
2023 Public Notice Other 23 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 7500
2023 TTHM MR 14 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 2950
2023 Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 5000
2021 Arsenic MCL 99 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 1005
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 28 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 2456
2018 Chlorine MR 22 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 0999
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 3100
2014 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 3014
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 15 SDWIS / TX0200510 / 3100

How Town of Quintana Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Town of Quintana Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 447 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 346 22.2 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 53.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 231 4,524 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,351 regulated public water systems in Texas.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Town of Quintana water safe to drink? ▼
Town of Quintana (PWS ID: TX0200510) has 447 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 231 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Town of Quintana serve? ▼
Town of Quintana serves 231 people in Quintana, Texas. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 77 service connections.
What type of violations does Town of Quintana have? ▼
Town of Quintana has 447 total violations: 346 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 73 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Town of Quintana water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Town of Quintana under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Town of Quintana use? ▼
Town of Quintana uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.