Is City of Linden Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Cass

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

120

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
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2026-04-16
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2026-01-04
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01

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
Chloroform	9.865 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	88/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1000 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1200 µg/L	77/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	26.34 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 27.9 µg/L	75/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	45.91 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 62.2 µg/L	74/102	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	113.68 µg/L 142% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 153 µg/L	73/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	12.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.3 µg/L	71/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	45.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 64.9 µg/L	69/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	20.555 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.4 µg/L	68/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	64/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	82.5 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 88.5 µg/L	54/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.325 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	46/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 26.4 µg/L	41/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.345 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	38/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	15.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.4 µg/L	35/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0012 mg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Barium	50.2 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 51 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	603.2 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 604 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	74.175 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 77.5 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	6.6 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 8.4 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	8.768 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 9.6 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	39.325 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 40.2 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	0.3020 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.5 pCi/L 23% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/4	SYR4	2015

55 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FITTS, WAYNE
Phone: 903-756-7502

Frequently asked questions about City of Linden

Is City of Linden tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in City of Linden'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 City of Linden's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, Copper, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromoform, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does City of Linden serve?

City of Linden reports serving 1,813 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Linden had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 120 violations on file for City of Linden, of which 3 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 6 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.