Is BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Texas · PWSID TX0310001 · Surface water
Population served
201,249
Cities served
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State / jurisdiction
Texas (TX)
PWSID
TX0310001
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TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 16/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
7 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFBA
9.3
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
9.2
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxA
8.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
7.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
4.7
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxSregulated
4.4
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFHpA
4.1
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 7 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD · Chosen for BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD because PFAS was detected at 9.3 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 7 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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