CITY OF VAN HORN: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF VAN HORN 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 2,063 people through 1,376 service connections.
How this compares nationally
22 total violations and 6 health-based ones put CITY OF VAN HORN at the 76th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,086 of 12,903.
Against the TX average
CITY OF VAN HORN's 6 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
CITY OF VAN HORN's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-06-06, 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 VAN HORN'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)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride
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 VAN HORN's record does not cover
CITY OF VAN HORN'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 VAN HORN's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,086th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.