Is Port Alto Wsc Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-12-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-06-25
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-06-25
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-12-23
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-12-23
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01

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
Copper	109 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromodichloromethane	7.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.1 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	38.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38.9 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	24.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.8 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.575 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	10.704 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 14.9 µg/L	9/18	SYR4	2012–2017
Nitrate	20 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	9.975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.2 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	73.15 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 73.8 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	20.65 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 23.4 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	2123 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2130 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	316.8 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 317 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.475 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.195 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0035 mg/L 23% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	2/2	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	14.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	20 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2015
Selenium	17.88 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 18.6 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Arsenic	5 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018

58 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SCHUHSLER, WARREN, JOHN
Phone: 713-582-7393
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Port Alto Wsc

Is Port Alto Wsc tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Port Alto Wsc'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 Port Alto Wsc's water?

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

How many people does Port Alto Wsc serve?

Port Alto Wsc reports serving 96 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Port Alto Wsc had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 58 violations on file for Port Alto Wsc, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.