Is CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT's water safe to drink?
CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT 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: 157,000, over 42,567 connections.
CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT's record against the rest of the country
CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT has 95 violations on record in total, 78 of thems health-based - ranking it 124th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 99th percentile nationally.
Against the TX average
TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT carries 78, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-03-03, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT'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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic; Fluoride; Selenium
- 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 CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT's record does not cover
This is what CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT 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 - 78 health-based violations on file for CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT - 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.