What's in CITY OF CARTHAGE's water?
CITY OF CARTHAGE had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 6,770 people get their water from it, across 6,020 connections.
CITY OF CARTHAGE's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF CARTHAGE ranks 1,693th by violation burden (87th percentile) - 110 violations total, 11 health-baseds.
Against the TX average
CITY OF CARTHAGE's 11 health-based violations sit above the TX average of 6.7, across 1,633 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF CARTHAGE's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-04-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF CARTHAGE'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: Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CITY OF CARTHAGE's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF CARTHAGE'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 CITY OF CARTHAGE's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,693th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.