Is CITY OF MERKEL's water safe to drink?
CITY OF MERKEL has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,573 people get their water from it, across 1,379 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF MERKEL ranks 2,693th by violation burden (79th percentile) - 26 violations total, 7 health-baseds.
How CITY OF MERKEL compares within TX
CITY OF MERKEL's 7 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
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF MERKEL is from 2025-02-07 (health-based: 2018-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF MERKEL'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
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 this data is and is not
CITY OF MERKEL'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 - 7 health-based violations on file for CITY OF MERKEL - 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.