CITY OF ALPINE: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF ALPINE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 6,000 people get their water from it, across 2,980 connections.
How this compares nationally
35 total violations and 4 health-based ones put CITY OF ALPINE at the 68th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,079 of 12,903.
Against the TX average
TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; CITY OF ALPINE carries 4, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF ALPINE's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-06-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2019-06-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF ALPINE'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: Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride
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 CITY OF ALPINE's record does not cover
This is what CITY OF ALPINE 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 CITY OF ALPINE's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,079th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.