CITY OF WATAUGA: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF WATAUGA has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 23,806 people get their water from it, across 8,544 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF WATAUGA ranks 4,456th by violation burden (65th percentile) - 8 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How CITY OF WATAUGA compares within TX
Among the 1,633 TX systems in this dataset, the average is 6.7 health-based violations - CITY OF WATAUGA's 4 is at or below that. 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 WATAUGA is from 2016-06-12 (health-based: 2010-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF WATAUGA'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
CITY OF WATAUGA'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.