Is City of Kaufman Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-09-07
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-09-07
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0082 µg/L	1/3	2025

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	314.775 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 466.9 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	49.29 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 67.3 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	16.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.5 µg/L	47/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	31.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.6 µg/L	47/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.94 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.7 µg/L	47/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	13.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.2 µg/L	47/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	24.37 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 27.1 µg/L	47/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	6.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.1 µg/L	47/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.2125 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9.85 µg/L	46/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	23/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.355 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	22/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	7/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.485 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	4/48	SYR4	2012–2019

29 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: JORDAN, JEFF
Phone: 972-932-2216

Frequently asked questions about City of Kaufman

Is City of Kaufman tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in City of Kaufman'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 Kaufman's water?

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

How many people does City of Kaufman serve?

City of Kaufman reports serving 7,125 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Kaufman had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 30 violations on file for City of Kaufman, 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.