Community Water System · PWS TX2390001
City of Brenham
Operator location Brenham, Texas - 27% of 56 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 18,469 served per SDWIS.
- 18,469
- People served (this PWS)
- 56
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 15
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 2 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
City of Brenham standing, mid SDWIS violation third
27% of 56 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 27% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #2,904 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
City of Brenham lands in the middle third by violation volume (56), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (18,469; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 27% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #2,904 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #225 of 3,040
- Population · TX
- 56
- Total EPA violations on record
- 27%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 10,402
- County
- Washington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 15
- Monitoring Violations
- 36
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorite | MCL | 8 | 2016 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 4 | 2014 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 4 | 2018 |
| Chlorine dioxide | MR | 4 | 2022 |
| Chlorite | MR | 4 | 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 3 | 2016 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Benzene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Toluene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Styrene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| TTHM | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 1 | 2011 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
City of Brenham has 56 recorded EPA violations, 60% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 40% carry more. 27% of this system's own violations are health-based (15 of 56), and it ranks #2,904 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)
56 Around the middle fewer violations than 40% 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. 4 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMeFOSAA | 8/21/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/21/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/21/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/21/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/22/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/22/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/22/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/22/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/22/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/22/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/22/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/22/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/22/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/22/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/22/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/22/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/22/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/22/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/22/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/22/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/22/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/22/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 2/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 2/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 2/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 2/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 2/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 2/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 2/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 2/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 2/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 2/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 2/13/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 2/13/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 2/13/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 2/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 2/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 2/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 2/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on City of Brenham
15 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for TX2390001.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch
Nationwide peers
56 violations · 18,469 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with City of Brenham
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in Texas compares on the same EPA violation measures. Texas systems
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