CITY OF BRAZORIA water quality, TX

At a glance

1 issue above the federal safety limit

Galvanized lines treated as lead

Lead service lines

21 galvanized requiring replacement

EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements treat galvanized service lines as lead, because galvanized iron pipe installed downstream of an old lead component absorbs and continues to release lead for years after the lead source is removed.

From the utility's published inventory · See details below
This utility fluoridates

Fluoride

Added

CDC's My Water's Fluoride listing reports this system adjusts fluoride to the recommended level, or buys water from a system that does.

Per CDC My Water's Fluoride · See details below

Risk classification follows EPA's published values for safe drinking water, with caution and concern bands reviewed by a clinician. Past resolved violations do not influence this card. See methodology.

Lead service line inventory

Lead or galvanized-requiring-replacement service lines confirmed in this system

CITY OF BRAZORIA reports 0 confirmed lead service lines, 21 galvanized requiring replacement, 1,596 non-lead, 0 unknown (total 1,617) in the EPA SDWIS service line inventory (2026Q1).

0 confirmed lead service lines
21 galvanized requiring replacement (LCRI treats these as lead)
0 unknown (0.0% of total)
1,596 confirmed non-lead (98.7%)
1,617 total service lines in the system

Why this is a health concern. A galvanized iron service line that was ever installed downstream of a historic lead component (a lead service line, a lead gooseneck connector, or lead solder) absorbed lead into its corrosion layer over decades. The pipe continues to release that accumulated lead into water for years after the upstream lead source is removed. That is why EPA's LCRI treats GRR lines as lead and requires their replacement on the same 10-year schedule as confirmed lead lines. Read our plain-English lead guide.

What to do if your service line might be lead

Ask your utility to check the service-line classification for your specific address. Many utilities provide a public address-lookup tool linked from the inventory page.
Get on the replacement queue. Under the LCRI, utilities must replace all lead and galvanized-requiring- replacement lines within 10 years (clock generally starts November 2027). Some prioritize requests.
Until the line is replaced: flush the tap 30 seconds after long stagnation, use cold water for drinking and cooking, and consider an NSF/ANSI 53 lead-rated tap filter.
Talk to your clinician about a blood lead test for anyone in the home, especially a pregnant person or a child under 6. Lead in drinking water guide.

Inventory data sourced from CITY OF BRAZORIA ( retrieved May 24, 2026 ; curator confidence: high ). Confirmed against the original source automatically each month; see methodology.

Lead and copper test results

The most recent measurement per contaminant from EPA's Lead and Copper Rule sampling.

Why only lead and copper, and not arsenic, nitrate, or others?

EPA's bulk SDWIS download is the only nationwide per-system sample data they publish, and it only includes the Lead and Copper Rule table. Values for other regulated contaminants (TTHMs, nitrate, arsenic, etc.) appear on this page only when they trigger a violation. For the full per-system contaminant suite, see the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report (link further down the page).

Most recent measurements per contaminant (Lead and Copper Rule) . Sorted by risk: concern first, then caution, then unrated, then safe.
Contaminant	Most recent	Date	Risk
Lead PB90	0 mg/L	December 31, 2024	Below regulatory thresholds Lead has no safe level (MCLG=0). LCR action level is 0.015 mg/L for the 90th-percentile sample; the LCRI (Oct 2024) lowers the action level to 0.010 mg/L effective Nov 2027. Caution at any detection above LOD; concern anchored to the future LCRI value (0.010 mg/L) for forward consistency. Learn more about Lead. Source.

Data from EPA SDWIS (Lead and Copper Rule sample table) , last refreshed May 24, 2026.

PFAS and emerging contaminants

This system was tested 40 times under EPA's latest PFAS monitoring program; 3 of the 30 chemicals tested were detected.

What is this testing program?

EPA's fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule cycle (UCMR 5, 2023 to 2025) required every public water system serving over 3,300 people to test for 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) plus lithium; 30 chemicals in total. Most recent detection per chemical shown below.

Most recent UCMR 5 detection per contaminant . Sorted by risk: concern first, then caution, then unrated, then safe.
Contaminant	Most recent detection	Date	Risk
PFBA	18 ng/L	May 21, 2025	No federal limit EPA has not set a federal drinking-water limit for this contaminant. It is among the substances EPA is studying under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR). See the guide for what the science currently says. Learn more about PFBA.
PFHxA	5.2 ng/L	May 21, 2025	No federal limit EPA has not set a federal drinking-water limit for this contaminant. It is among the substances EPA is studying under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR). See the guide for what the science currently says. Learn more about PFHxA.
PFPeA	54 ng/L	May 21, 2025	No federal limit EPA has not set a federal drinking-water limit for this contaminant. It is among the substances EPA is studying under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR). See the guide for what the science currently says. Learn more about PFPeA.

Tested but not detected (27 contaminants)

EPA tested for these substances and every sample was below the minimum reporting level. Absence of detection does not mean true zero; it means below the laboratory's quantitation threshold.

Data from EPA UCMR 5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule) , last refreshed May 24, 2026.

Fluoride

Per CDC My Water's Fluoride

CITY OF BRAZORIA adds fluoride to its drinking water.

CDC classifies a system as fluoridated when it adjusts fluoride to the recommended level, or when it buys water from a system that does. The U.S. Public Health Service recommends 0.7 mg/L for community water fluoridation.

Source: CDC My Water's Fluoride, listed under BRAZORIA (Brazoria County). Verify on CDC's site .

Area context

Brazoria County, TX (2020 data)

Community water systems: 123 of 176 add fluoride
Population on fluoridated water: 255,329 of 329,960 (77.4%)

Texas statewide (2020 data)

Population on fluoridated water: 19,743,163 of 27,818,869 (71.0%)
Community water systems adding fluoride: 2,573 of 6,046

Data from CDC My Water's Fluoride (per-system status) , last refreshed May 19, 2026.

Data from CDC Water Fluoridation Reporting System (state and county aggregates) , last refreshed May 16, 2026.

Compliance history

EPA-recorded violations against this system over the last 5 years.

How to read this section

Health-based violations are when a measured limit was exceeded; the measured concentration is shown alongside the EPA federal limit where SDWIS published it. Monitoring and reporting items are paperwork issues (missed sample dates, late filings) that do not themselves indicate unsafe water.

No health-based violations

No health-based violations on file in the last 5 years. EPA recorded 4 monitoring or reporting items (paperwork) during the same period.

4 monitoring and reporting item s (paperwork) · these are not health risks

Monitoring and reporting items in the last 5 years
Period start	Relates to	Item	Status
December 23, 2021	Public Notice	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Resolved
December 23, 2021	Public Notice	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Resolved
December 19, 2021	Public Notice	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Resolved
December 19, 2021	Public Notice	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Resolved

31 older violation s (5-10 years ago) · all paperwork (monitoring/reporting), none health-based , all resolved

Violations 5-10 years ago (31 total)
Period start	Relates to	Item	Measured level	Status
October 1, 2020	Lead and Copper Rule	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	—	Resolved
October 1, 2020	Lead and Copper Rule	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	—	Resolved
October 1, 2020	Lead and Copper Rule	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	—	Resolved
July 1, 2020	Chlorine	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	—	Resolved
July 1, 2020	Chlorine	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	—	Resolved
July 1, 2020	Chlorine	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	—	Resolved
June 25, 2020	Public Notice	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	—	Resolved
June 25, 2020	Public Notice	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	—	Resolved
July 1, 2019	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	—	Resolved
July 1, 2019	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	—	Resolved
May 1, 2019	Public Notice	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	—	Resolved
May 1, 2019	Public Notice	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	—	Resolved
January 1, 2019	Chlorine	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	—	Resolved
January 1, 2019	Chlorine	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	—	Resolved
January 1, 2019	Chlorine	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	—	Resolved
October 26, 2018	Public Notice	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	—	Resolved
October 26, 2018	Public Notice	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	—	Resolved
April 1, 2018	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	—	Resolved
April 1, 2018	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	—	Resolved
April 1, 2018	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	—	Resolved
April 1, 2018	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	—	Resolved
December 30, 2017	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead Consumer Notice	—	Resolved
December 30, 2017	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead Consumer Notice	—	Resolved
July 1, 2017	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	—	Resolved
July 1, 2017	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	—	Resolved
April 1, 2017	Chlorine	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	—	Resolved
April 1, 2017	Chlorine	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	—	Resolved
April 1, 2017	Chlorine	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	—	Resolved
April 1, 2017	Chlorine	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	—	Resolved
July 1, 2016	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	—	Resolved
July 1, 2016	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	—	Resolved

Data from EPA SDWIS (violation records) , last refreshed May 24, 2026.

Where to see every contaminant this utility tested for

EPA's bulk SDWIS dataset gives MyTapWater.us per-system measured values for lead and copper, plus violation records for everything else. To see every regulated contaminant this utility tested for in the past year (TTHMs, HAA5, nitrate, arsenic, fluoride, chromium, etc.) with measured values, read the utility's Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).

Every community water system is required by EPA to publish a CCR annually, by July 1, listing every contaminant they sampled, the measured value, the federal limit, and any health-based exceedances. Most utilities post the report online; some mail it with your bill.

How to find CITY OF BRAZORIA's CCR:

Search the web for "CITY OF BRAZORIA consumer confidence report" . The PDF is usually on the utility's own website.
Or call the utility directly. Their phone number is in the contact section below.

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Contact this utility

Public administrative contact information for this water system, as filed with the EPA. Use this to ask about your service line, request your home's lead status, or report a water quality issue.

Administrator: KOCUREK, DAVID
Phone: 979-798-2489
Email: projectmanager@cityofbrazoria.org
Mailing address: 201 S MAIN ST
BRAZORIA, TX 77422-8701

Where this page's data comes from

Bundle released 2026-Q2, regenerated May 24, 2026. Each section above also shows its own source date so you can tell at a glance how fresh that part of the page is.

EPA SDWIS bulk download — last refreshed May 24, 2026 (system info, violations, lead and copper samples).
EPA UCMR 5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule) — last refreshed May 24, 2026 (PFAS and lithium).
Lead service line inventory — last refreshed May 24, 2026 (from the utility's reported inventory).
CDC My Water's Fluoride — last refreshed May 19, 2026 (per-system Yes/No fluoridation status).
CDC Water Fluoridation Reporting System — last refreshed May 16, 2026 (state and county fluoridation aggregates).

Every value on this page is cross-verified before publication; read our methodology for the verification steps and corrections process.