STARR WSC: EPA violation history, explained

STARR WSC has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,100 people get their water from it, across 1,000 connections.

STARR WSC's record against the rest of the country

24 total violations and 4 health-based ones put STARR WSC at the 68th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,165 of 12,903.

How STARR WSC compares within TX

STARR WSC's 4 health-based violations sit within the TX average of 6.7, across 1,633 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for STARR WSC is from 2017-06-12 (health-based: 2005-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

STARR 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)
• Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride

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 STARR 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 - 4 health-based violations on file for STARR 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.