TEA: EPA violation history, explained

TEA has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 7,381 people through 1,944 service connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, TEA ranks 8,164th by violation burden (37th percentile) - 11 violations total, 1 health-based.

Against the SD average

Among the 74 SD systems in this dataset, the average is 3.0 health-based violations - TEA's 1 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

TEA's most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 1997-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.

The concern categories on record

TEA'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 TEA's record does not cover

TEA's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and TEA's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 8,164th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.