What's in HEREFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM's water?
HEREFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 16,048, over 6,577 connections.
HEREFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HEREFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ranks 2,668th by violation burden (79th percentile) - 32 violations total, 7 health-baseds.
How HEREFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM compares within TX
Among the 1,633 TX systems in this dataset, the average is 6.7 health-based violations - HEREFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM's 7 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for HEREFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM is from 2027-06-06 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
HEREFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM'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
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what HEREFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM 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. Between the utility's meter and HEREFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,668th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.