DrinkingWaterCheck

What's in CITY OF LUFKIN's water?

CITY OF LUFKIN has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 51,236, over 28,478 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF LUFKIN ranks 2,479th by violation burden (81th percentile) - 13 violations total, 8 health-baseds.

Against the TX average

CITY OF LUFKIN's 8 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 LUFKIN's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1999-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

The concern categories on record

CITY OF LUFKIN'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:

The most severe category on record is other regulated metals, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What CITY OF LUFKIN's record does not cover

CITY OF LUFKIN'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. This record - 8 health-based violations on file for CITY OF LUFKIN - 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.