Is Brazoria County Sheriffs Office Detentio Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
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.

287

health-based violations

344

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31

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 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	22.79 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 31 µg/L	42/52	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	39.625 µg/L 396% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 42.6 µg/L	32/35	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	24.845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.2 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	28.13 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.6 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	31.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.7 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	19.625 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.9 µg/L	18/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	8.845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	101.9 µg/L 127% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 107 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.225 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10.5 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	8/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2024
Nitrate	20 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	53.775 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 54.6 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	1309 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1310 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Selenium	4.065 µg/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2012
Nitrate-Nitrite	10 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019

61 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PATIN, IAN
Phone: 979-864-2214
Email: ipatin@brazoriacountytx.gov

Frequently asked questions about Brazoria County Sheriffs Office Detentio

Is Brazoria County Sheriffs Office Detentio tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Brazoria County Sheriffs Office Detentio'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 Brazoria County Sheriffs Office Detentio's water?

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

How many people does Brazoria County Sheriffs Office Detentio serve?

Brazoria County Sheriffs Office Detentio reports serving 1,953 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Brazoria County Sheriffs Office Detentio had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 344 violations on file for Brazoria County Sheriffs Office Detentio, of which 287 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 3 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.