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EPA WATER QUALITY DATA · TX

Is Nueces County Tap Water Safe in 2026?

Population-weighted grade and city-level UCMR5 risk bands for 1 WaterCheckup cities in Nueces County. "At Risk" means at least one analyte above an EPA limit or a regulated PFAS violation for that system. "Safe" means no such flag and a low-concern city profile.

COUNTY GRADE
D
Score 43
1
Total cities
0
At Risk
0
Safe
320K
Population served
TOP CONTAMINANTS IN NUECES COUNTY (UCMR5)

Most common analytes with detections (>0) across cities in this county — each city counted once per compound.

1.6:2 FTS1 city
2.PFBA1 city
CITIES IN NUECES COUNTY
CITYGRADECONTAMINANTS ABOVE LIMITPOPULATION
Corpus ChristiDMONITOR—320K
FILTER RECOMMENDATIONS

Typical picks for households in Nueces County when UCMR5 shows PFAS or related analytes — same product lines we feature on city pages.

TOP PICKS FOR NUECES COUNTY
⚠ 6:2 FTS and related contaminants in county UCMR data
#1
Waterdrop G3P800 RO
EDITORS PICK
Waterdrop  ·  ~$849
Tankless 800 GPD, removes 99%+ PFAS & lead, 10-stage filtration. Smart faucet TDS display.
WHY THIS FOR NUECES COUNTY · Chosen for Nueces County because several cities are in a medium- or high-concern profile even without an EPA-limit flag in UCMR — RO still provides the broadest contaminant coverage for household drinking water.
#2
Aquasana SmartFlow RO
MOST CERTIFIED
Aquasana  ·  ~$449
WQA Gold Seal + NSF 42/53/58/401. Most certifications of any under-sink RO. Removes 90+ contaminants.
#3
AquaTru Under-Sink RO
EASIEST FILTER CHANGE
AquaTru  ·  ~$375
NSF 42/53/58 certified. Quick-change filters, no tools. Compact tankless design, 4-stage filtration.
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