What's in CITY OF GAINESVILLE's water?
CITY OF GAINESVILLE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 18,107 people through 8,434 service connections.
CITY OF GAINESVILLE's record against the rest of the country
10 total violations and 7 health-based ones put CITY OF GAINESVILLE at the 78th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,856 of 12,903.
Against the TX average
CITY OF GAINESVILLE's 7 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 GAINESVILLE's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-11-02, with the most recent health-based one dated 2016-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF GAINESVILLE'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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 GAINESVILLE's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF GAINESVILLE's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 7 health-based violations on file for CITY OF GAINESVILLE - 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.