Is Dripping Springs Wsc Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Archived	1984-03-23 → 1985-03-22
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1979-07-19 → 1980-07-18
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1979-07-19 → 1979-08-18
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
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01

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
Copper	1340 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 3100 µg/L	141/143	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	7.8 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 57.8 µg/L	119/143	SYR4	2012–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	29.6 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 33.9 µg/L	46/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	6.125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.6 µg/L	40/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	20.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38.3 µg/L	40/68	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	69.67 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 124 µg/L	40/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	27.045 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 44.8 µg/L	38/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	27.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32 µg/L	33/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	5.2115 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.9 µg/L	32/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	15.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.1 µg/L	32/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	770 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 860 µg/L	30/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.2 µg/L	30/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0019 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2024
Nitrate-Nitrite	810 µg/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 880 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2015
Fluoride	1848 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1860 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	5/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	5/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	30.4 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 31.7 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2016–2019
Nitrite	92 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 100 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2012–2015
Lithium	51.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/6	UCMR-5	2023
Cyanide	67.5 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.241 pCi/L 45% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.3 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	10.355 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	7.8 pCi/L 52% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018

85 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JACKSON, WILLIAM
Email: JACKSON@DRIPPINGSPRINGSWATER.COM

Frequently asked questions about Dripping Springs Wsc

Is Dripping Springs Wsc tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Dripping Springs Wsc'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 Dripping Springs Wsc's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dibromoacetic Acid, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Dripping Springs Wsc serve?

Dripping Springs Wsc reports serving 8,037 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Dripping Springs Wsc had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 36 violations on file for Dripping Springs Wsc, of which 3 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.