Is HAMBY WSC's water safe to drink?
HAMBY WSC has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,082, over 694 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HAMBY WSC ranks 3,292th by violation burden (74th percentile) - 8 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
Against the TX average
TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; HAMBY WSC carries 6, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
HAMBY WSC's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2016-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
HAMBY WSC'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:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What HAMBY WSC's record does not cover
Everything on this page is HAMBY WSC's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 6 health-based violations on file for HAMBY WSC - 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.