Is Village of Surfside Beach Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Brazoria

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

528

health-based violations

849

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfpea	0.0046 µg/L	3/3	2025

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	569 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	194/194	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	105.1 µg/L 701% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	144/194	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	17.3 µg/L 173% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 10 µg/L	86/87	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	65.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	68/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	115 µg/L No EPA limit set	67/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	232 µg/L No EPA limit set	62/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	140.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	53/72	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	544 µg/L 680% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	170 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	46/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	116 µg/L 193% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	46/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	22.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	45/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	41/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	73.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	33/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0099 mg/L 66% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2025
Barium	489 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	850 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	110 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	9/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	21.4 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	9/11	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrite	30 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	8/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	9.7 pCi/L No EPA limit set	6/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.7 pCi/L 54% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	4 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloromethane	1.3 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	3/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Dalapon	2.5 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	3/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	44.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/3	UCMR-5	2025
Xylenes, Total	3.1 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4.7 pCi/L 31% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2018

81 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PARSCH, ZACH
Phone: 979-233-1531
Email: 1304 MONUMENT DR

Frequently asked questions about Village of Surfside Beach

Is Village of Surfside Beach tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 28 contaminants in Village of Surfside Beach's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Village of Surfside Beach's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Arsenic, Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Village of Surfside Beach serve?

Village of Surfside Beach reports serving 5,697 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Village of Surfside Beach had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 849 violations on file for Village of Surfside Beach, of which 528 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 5 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.