What's in CITY OF PALESTINE's water?
CITY OF PALESTINE 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: 31,272, over 10,424 connections.
How this compares nationally
CITY OF PALESTINE has 28 violations on record in total, 12 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,606th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 88th percentile nationally.
Against the TX average
Among the 1,633 TX systems in this dataset, the average is 6.7 health-based violations - CITY OF PALESTINE's 12 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF PALESTINE's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-04-02, with the most recent health-based one dated 2024-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF PALESTINE'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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment 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 CITY OF PALESTINE's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF PALESTINE's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 12 health-based violations on file for CITY OF PALESTINE - 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.