Is City of Reklaw Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31

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
Copper	746.05 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 788 µg/L	28/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.995 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.7 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	11.94 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.6 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	14.935 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.5 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	6.3055 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.04 µg/L	14/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	36.5 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	82 µg/L 547% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 127 µg/L	9/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.99 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	48.06 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 54.9 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	15.89 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 17.6 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.47 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	16.765 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 19.62 µg/L	6/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.96 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	5/5	LCR	2023
Barium	66.85 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 67 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1860 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2040 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.462 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.68 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	2.435 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	3/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.07 pCi/L 41% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.1 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	26.96 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 27.8 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.2 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzene	3.7 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	2.65 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2019

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-GammaBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PARROTT, BOB
Phone: 936-369-4368
Email: mayor@reklawtexas.org

Frequently asked questions about City of Reklaw

Is City of Reklaw tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does City of Reklaw serve?

City of Reklaw reports serving 660 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Reklaw had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 70 violations on file for City of Reklaw, of which 20 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.