Is City of Quitman Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1992-10-01 → 1992-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-08-01 → 1992-08-31

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	87.31 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 146 µg/L	55/65	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	18.41 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.2 µg/L	54/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	59.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 66 µg/L	54/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.9005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	54/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	41.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.8 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	85.3 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 88.5 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	63 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 67.5 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	18.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.9 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	21/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	490 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	17/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.103 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	15/65	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	101.15 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 112 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2025
Barium	64.27 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 67 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Cyanide	137.665 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 148 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.785 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	4/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.9984 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.83455 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	3.321 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.6000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	7 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2015
Thallium, Total	0.3200 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.5300 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019

52 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) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DUNN, RANDY, C
Phone: 903-763-2223

Frequently asked questions about City of Quitman

Is City of Quitman tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 26 contaminants in City of Quitman'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 Quitman's water?

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

How many people does City of Quitman serve?

City of Quitman reports serving 1,942 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Quitman had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 2 violations on file for City of Quitman, of which 2 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.