CITY OF TAFT: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF TAFT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 4,941 people through 1,647 service connections.
CITY OF TAFT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF TAFT ranks 4,176th by violation burden (68th percentile) - 23 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the TX average
Among the 1,633 TX systems in this dataset, the average is 6.7 health-based violations - CITY OF TAFT's 4 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF TAFT's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-12-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF TAFT'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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CITY OF TAFT's record does not cover
CITY OF TAFT'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. Between the utility's meter and CITY OF TAFT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,176th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.