RICE WSC: EPA violation history, explained

RICE 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: 10,167, over 3,389 connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, RICE WSC ranks 6,298th by violation burden (51th percentile) - 16 violations total, 2 health-baseds.

Against the TX average

TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; RICE WSC carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

RICE WSC's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 1992-01-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

The concern categories on record

RICE 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:

• Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)

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 RICE WSC's record does not cover

This is what RICE WSC 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 - 2 health-based violations on file for RICE 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.