Is El Camino Bay Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Sabine

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.

180

health-based violations

293

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	8.8315 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.9 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	48.705 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 117 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	55.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 97.4 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	187 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/18	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	83.45 µg/L 104% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 152 µg/L	16/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	77.5 µg/L 129% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 136 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	19.815 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	71.08 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 101 µg/L	12/17	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.41 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	10/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.04 µg/L	10/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	9/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	57.65 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 58 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2025
Fluoride	96.43 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 100 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.7450 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7500 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.163 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	28.465 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 28.7 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.475 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	43.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.2 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2012–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	0.0070 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

56 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MCGEE, TOMMY
Phone: 409-550-2972
Email: Tommymcgee1981@yahoo.com

Frequently asked questions about El Camino Bay Water

Is El Camino Bay Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in El Camino Bay Water'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 El Camino Bay Water's water?

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

How many people does El Camino Bay Water serve?

El Camino Bay Water reports serving 266 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has El Camino Bay Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 293 violations on file for El Camino Bay Water, of which 180 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 12 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.