Is BROWNVILLE WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
BROWNVILLE WATER SYSTEM has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 9,696, over 3,232 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BROWNVILLE WATER SYSTEM ranks 558th by violation burden (96th percentile) - 32 violations total, 31 health-baseds.
Against the LA average
Among the 347 LA systems in this dataset, the average is 12.6 health-based violations - BROWNVILLE WATER SYSTEM's 31 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
BROWNVILLE WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
BROWNVILLE WATER SYSTEM'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: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 BROWNVILLE WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
This is what BROWNVILLE WATER SYSTEM 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. Between the utility's meter and BROWNVILLE WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 558th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.