Is EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WID's water safe to drink?
EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WID has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,600 people get their water from it, across 1,014 connections.
EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WID's record against the rest of the country
57 total violations and 46 health-based ones put EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WID at the 98th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 314 of 12,903.
Against the TX average
EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WID's 46 health-based violations sit above the TX average of 6.7, across 1,633 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WID's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2017-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WID'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)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
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 EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WID's record does not cover
Everything on this page is EL PASO COUNTY TORNILLO WID's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 57 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.