Is GALVESTON COUNTY MUD 12's water safe to drink?
GALVESTON COUNTY MUD 12 had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 2,900 people get their water from it, across 1,498 connections.
How this compares nationally
GALVESTON COUNTY MUD 12 has 12 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,356th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 66th percentile nationally.
Against the TX average
Among the 1,633 TX systems in this dataset, the average is 6.7 health-based violations - GALVESTON COUNTY MUD 12's 4 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
GALVESTON COUNTY MUD 12's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-02-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
GALVESTON COUNTY MUD 12'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
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What GALVESTON COUNTY MUD 12's record does not cover
This is what GALVESTON COUNTY MUD 12 reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for GALVESTON COUNTY MUD 12 - 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.