BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD: EPA violation history, explained

BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 201,249 people get their water from it, across 62,849 connections.

BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD's record against the rest of the country

5 total violations and 1 health-based ones put BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD at the 33th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,641 of 12,903.

Against the TX average

BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD's 1 health-based violations sit within the TX average of 6.7, across 1,633 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD's most recent violation on record is dated 2008-01-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2008-01-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

The concern categories on record

BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD'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:

• Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD's record does not cover

This is what BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.