Is City of Alba Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground 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
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30

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
Nitrate	71.75 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 119 µg/L	36/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	506.7 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 918 µg/L	34/35	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	1.7875 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.13 µg/L	16/35	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.15 µg/L	15/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	16.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.1 µg/L	15/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.7295 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.97 µg/L	14/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	23.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.9 µg/L	11/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	500.4 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 510 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	76.195 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 76.3 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	52.35 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 53.4 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	14.49 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 14.7 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	52.49 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 56 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	2.075 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	6/6	LCR	2023
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.235 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 pCi/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.435 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.6 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	0.2990 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.6000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	0.9120 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/8	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-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HEINERT, DON
Phone: 903-765-2396
Email: twilliams@greystar.com

Frequently asked questions about City of Alba

Is City of Alba tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does City of Alba serve?

City of Alba reports serving 504 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Alba had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 8 violations on file for City of Alba, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.