Is Texas A&M University Main Campus Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: State government
Counties served: Brazos

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	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-06-01 → 2014-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-12-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-12-01 → 2025-12-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-12-01 → 2025-12-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-12-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-01

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
Bromoform	38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	25.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.9 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.9 µg/L	123/128	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	77.4 µg/L 97% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 88.1 µg/L	117/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	10.62 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 26.6 µg/L	117/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	3.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	115/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	8.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.2 µg/L	115/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	314.1 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 838 µg/L	114/124	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	22.86 µg/L 152% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 46.6 µg/L	60/124	SYR4	2012–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	57/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	189 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2026
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	11/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	9/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	82.6 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 85.9 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2016–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	6/118	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	183.75 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2015
Fluoride	446 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 450 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	19.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2025
Selenium	3.6 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2016–2019

88 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) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HIGHTOWER, CHARLES STUART
Phone: 979-458-3964
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Texas A&M University Main Campus

Is Texas A&M University Main Campus tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Texas A&M University Main Campus'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 Texas A&M University Main Campus's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Texas A&M University Main Campus serve?

Texas A&M University Main Campus reports serving 58,500 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Texas A&M University Main Campus had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 59 violations on file for Texas A&M University Main Campus, of which 4 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.