DrinkingWaterCheck

CITY OF GARLAND: EPA violation history, explained

CITY OF GARLAND's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 248,822 people get their water from it, across 95,459 connections.

How this compares nationally

4 total violations and 0 health-based ones put CITY OF GARLAND at the 13th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 11,287 of 12,903.

Against the TX average

TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; CITY OF GARLAND carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

CITY OF GARLAND's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-06-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

What CITY OF GARLAND's record does not cover

CITY OF GARLAND'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 GARLAND's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,287th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.