Is CITY OF COLORADO CITY's water safe to drink?
CITY OF COLORADO CITY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 3,991 people get their water from it, across 2,500 connections.
CITY OF COLORADO CITY's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF COLORADO CITY ranks 6,285th by violation burden (51th percentile) - 17 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the TX average
Among the 1,633 TX systems in this dataset, the average is 6.7 health-based violations - CITY OF COLORADO CITY's 2 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF COLORADO CITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-02-04, 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 COLORADO CITY'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; Lead and Copper Rule
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 COLORADO CITY's record does not cover
CITY OF COLORADO CITY's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and CITY OF COLORADO CITY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,285th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.