Is BIROME WSC's water safe to drink?
BIROME WSC had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 2,018, over 629 connections.
BIROME WSC's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BIROME WSC ranks 310th by violation burden (98th percentile) - 88 violations total, 46 health-baseds.
How BIROME WSC compares within TX
Among the 1,633 TX systems in this dataset, the average is 6.7 health-based violations - BIROME WSC's 46 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BIROME WSC is from 2026-02-04 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BIROME WSC's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic; Fluoride
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is BIROME WSC's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and BIROME WSC's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 310th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.