Is City of Lufkin Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Angelina

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	1999-04-01 → 1999-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-01-01 → 1999-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-10-01 → 1998-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-07-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-07-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-10-01 → 1997-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-10-01 → 1997-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-08-12 → 1997-08-11
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0084 µg/L	3/3	2024

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	511.5 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 808 µg/L	120/122	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	22.095 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.3 µg/L	108/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	30.975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33.8 µg/L	108/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	16.365 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.3 µg/L	108/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	15.895 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	102/102	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	62.905 µg/L 79% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 69.4 µg/L	102/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	39.345 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 47.7 µg/L	102/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	16.885 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.6 µg/L	102/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	10.795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.3 µg/L	68/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.878 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	49/122	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.6025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.04 µg/L	46/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.6 µg/L	24/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0013 mg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2025
Nitrate	213 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.62 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.9 µg/L	13/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	13.4 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 14 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Fluoride	716.8 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 722 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	33.63 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 34 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Asbestos	0.3776 MFL 5.4% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/4	SYR4	2012
Cyanide	7.68 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2014–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017

87 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HICKS, MARK
Phone: 936-633-0211
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Lufkin

Is City of Lufkin tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in City of Lufkin'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 Lufkin'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 Lufkin serve?

City of Lufkin reports serving 51,236 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Lufkin had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 14 violations on file for City of Lufkin, of which 8 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.