Is Bastrop County Wcid 2 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfpea	0.0332 µg/L	1/6	2023

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
Dibromochloromethane	39.255 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 51.8 µg/L	70/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	13.795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.5 µg/L	68/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	478 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 940 µg/L	63/67	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	18.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.3 µg/L	62/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	64.77 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 71.6 µg/L	54/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	11.99 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.6 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	114 µg/L 143% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 145 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	15.3 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 21.8 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	190 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	46/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	9.575 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17 µg/L	36/67	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	6.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	33/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	21/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	200 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	83.63 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 87.9 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2016–2019
Fluoride	2050 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2060 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Lithium	81.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/6	UCMR-5	2023
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	5/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2015
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.557 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	2/11	SYR4	2015–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2015
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/52	SYR4	2012–2019

86 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HIGHTOWER, PAUL
Phone: 512-321-1688
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bastrop County Wcid 2

Is Bastrop County Wcid 2 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Bastrop County Wcid 2'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 Bastrop County Wcid 2's water?

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

How many people does Bastrop County Wcid 2 serve?

Bastrop County Wcid 2 reports serving 7,269 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Bastrop County Wcid 2 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 67 violations on file for Bastrop County Wcid 2, of which 43 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.