Is MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY's water safe to drink?

MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 189,957, over 145,096 connections.

How this compares nationally

MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY has 5 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,078th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 14th percentile nationally.

Against the TX average

MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY's 0 health-based violations sit within the TX average of 6.7, across 1,633 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

What MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY's record does not cover

Everything on this page is MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY - 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.