Is CITY OF THE COLONY's water safe to drink?
CITY OF THE COLONY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 45,367, over 18,519 connections.
How this compares nationally
6 total violations and 2 health-based ones put CITY OF THE COLONY at the 48th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,758 of 12,903.
How CITY OF THE COLONY compares within TX
TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; CITY OF THE COLONY carries 2, not more than typical for the state. 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 THE COLONY is from 2022-01-10 (health-based: 1992-01-05). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF THE COLONY'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)
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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is CITY OF THE COLONY's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for CITY OF THE COLONY - 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.