What's in CITY OF RED OAK's water?
CITY OF RED OAK has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 18,577 people get their water from it, across 4,832 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
25 total violations and 4 health-based ones put CITY OF RED OAK at the 68th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,146 of 12,903.
Against the TX average
TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; CITY OF RED OAK carries 4, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF RED OAK's most recent violation on record is dated 2013-03-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 1991-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF RED OAK'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)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride
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 RED OAK's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF RED OAK's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for CITY OF RED OAK - 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.