Is VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH's water safe to drink?
VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 5,697 people get their water from it, across 1,338 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH ranks 76th by violation burden (99th percentile) - 208 violations total, 103 health-baseds.
How VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH compares within TX
TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH carries 103, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH is from 2026-01-04 (health-based: 2026-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH 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. Between the utility's meter and VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 76th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.