TRAVIS COUNTY WCID 17: EPA violation history, explained
TRAVIS COUNTY WCID 17 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 45,165 people get their water from it, across 15,055 connections.
How this compares nationally
8 total violations and 3 health-based ones put TRAVIS COUNTY WCID 17 at the 58th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,361 of 12,903.
Against the TX average
TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; TRAVIS COUNTY WCID 17 carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
TRAVIS COUNTY WCID 17's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2012-01-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
TRAVIS COUNTY WCID 17'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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 TRAVIS COUNTY WCID 17's record does not cover
TRAVIS COUNTY WCID 17'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. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for TRAVIS COUNTY WCID 17 - 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.