GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 1: EPA violation history, explained
GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 1 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 30,399, over 10,133 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 1 ranks 4,309th by violation burden (67th percentile) - 13 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 1 compares within TX
GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 1's 4 health-based violations sit within the TX average of 6.7, across 1,633 systems statewide. 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 GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 1 is from 2025-01-01 (health-based: 2008-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 1'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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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
This is what GALVESTON COUNTY WCID 1 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 WCID 1 - 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.