What's in CITY OF NEW BOSTON's water?
CITY OF NEW BOSTON 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: 6,880, over 3,442 connections.
CITY OF NEW BOSTON's record against the rest of the country
CITY OF NEW BOSTON has 23 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,175th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 68th percentile nationally.
How CITY OF NEW BOSTON compares within TX
CITY OF NEW BOSTON's 4 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
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF NEW BOSTON is from 2027-06-12 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF NEW BOSTON'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what CITY OF NEW BOSTON 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 - 4 health-based violations on file for CITY OF NEW BOSTON - 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.