Is CITY OF GRAHAM's water safe to drink?
CITY OF GRAHAM has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. 8,718 people get their water from it, across 4,657 connections.
How this compares nationally
25 total violations and 4 health-based ones put CITY OF GRAHAM at the 68th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,150 of 12,903.
How CITY OF GRAHAM compares within TX
CITY OF GRAHAM's 4 health-based violations sit within the TX average of 6.7, across 1,633 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF GRAHAM is from 2027-06-12 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF GRAHAM'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: Coliform (TCR)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Chlorine dioxide
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what CITY OF GRAHAM 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. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for CITY OF GRAHAM - 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.