Is Brazosport Water Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface 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.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2002-12-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-04-01 → 2014-06-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-03-01 → 2003-03-31

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
Chlorite	826 µg/L 83% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 990 µg/L	229/231	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	1550 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7 µg/L No EPA limit set	15/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	15.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.9 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.7 µg/L	13/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	154 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 170 µg/L	9/23	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.6 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	23.7 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 24.4 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	28.99 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 31.3 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.59 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	125.4 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 126 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	5.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.1 µg/L	7/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	8.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	652 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 700 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	1.1225 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	29.24 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 29.5 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.1885 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
2,4-D	0.1000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	2.1 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.6 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2015
Lead	1.3 µg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Simazine	0.1000 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

53 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-TPAntimony, TotalAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WOODRUFF, RONALD, E
Phone: 979-297-2715

Frequently asked questions about Brazosport Water Authority

Is Brazosport Water Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Brazosport Water Authority'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 Brazosport Water Authority's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chlorite, Nitrate, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Brazosport Water Authority serve?

Brazosport Water Authority reports serving 0 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Brazosport Water Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 15 violations on file for Brazosport Water Authority, of which 5 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.