CITY OF VERNON: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF VERNON 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: 11,002, over 5,485 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF VERNON ranks 189th by violation burden (99th percentile) - 69 violations total, 61 health-baseds.
How CITY OF VERNON compares within TX
TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; CITY OF VERNON carries 61, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF VERNON is from 2027-04-04 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF VERNON'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
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
CITY OF VERNON'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. This record - 61 health-based violations on file for CITY OF VERNON - 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.