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WELLS BRANCH MUD 1: EPA violation history, explained

WELLS BRANCH MUD 1 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 18,015 people through 6,005 service connections.

How this compares nationally

11 total violations and 3 health-based ones put WELLS BRANCH MUD 1 at the 59th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,232 of 12,903.

Against the TX average

WELLS BRANCH MUD 1's 3 health-based violations sit within the TX average of 6.7, across 1,633 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

WELLS BRANCH MUD 1's most recent violation on record is dated 2015-06-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

The concern categories on record

WELLS BRANCH MUD 1'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:

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 WELLS BRANCH MUD 1's record does not cover

Everything on this page is WELLS BRANCH MUD 1's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 11 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.