Is CITY OF KATY's water safe to drink?

CITY OF KATY's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 25,253, over 10,525 connections.

How this compares nationally

CITY OF KATY has 3 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,584th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 10th percentile nationally.

Against the TX average

CITY OF KATY's 0 health-based violations sit within 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 KATY's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-12-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

What CITY OF KATY's record does not cover

CITY OF KATY'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 KATY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,584th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.