CITY OF GRANITE SHOALS: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF GRANITE SHOALS had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 6,795, over 2,265 connections.
How this compares nationally
CITY OF GRANITE SHOALS has 102 violations on record in total, 46 of thems health-based - ranking it 309th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 98th percentile nationally.
Against the TX average
CITY OF GRANITE SHOALS's 46 health-based violations sit above 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
CITY OF GRANITE SHOALS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-11-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF GRANITE SHOALS'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); Revised Total Coliform Rule
- 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 GRANITE SHOALS's record does not cover
This is what CITY OF GRANITE SHOALS 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 102 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.