Is LOMETA REGIONAL WATER's water safe to drink?
LOMETA REGIONAL WATER 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: 3,609, over 1,203 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LOMETA REGIONAL WATER ranks 331th by violation burden (97th percentile) - 65 violations total, 44 health-baseds.
How LOMETA REGIONAL WATER compares within TX
Among the 1,633 TX systems in this dataset, the average is 6.7 health-based violations - LOMETA REGIONAL WATER's 44 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for LOMETA REGIONAL WATER is from 2027-05-09 (health-based: 2025-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LOMETA REGIONAL WATER'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); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 LOMETA REGIONAL WATER 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 - 44 health-based violations on file for LOMETA REGIONAL WATER - 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.