Is Town of Anthony Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: El Paso

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

126

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0287 µg/L	1/6	2023
Pfhpa	0.0062 µg/L	1/6	2023
Pfhxa	0.0073 µg/L	1/6	2023
PFHXS	0.0057 µg/L	1/6	2023
PFOA	0.0291 µg/L	1/6	2023
PFOS	0.0331 µg/L	1/6	2023
Pfpea	0.0081 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
Arsenic	10.185 µg/L 102% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 16.3 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	109.1 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	59/64	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	3.561 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.27 µg/L	22/64	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0011 mg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Bromoform	3.617 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.68 µg/L	7/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.26 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/18	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	7.941 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 8.16 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	170 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/6	UCMR-5	2023
Barium	83.6 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 85 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	674 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 698 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.535 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	12.5 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/36	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.81 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	3.823 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4.08 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.25 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.3 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.2865 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.29 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Thallium, Total	0.5420 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2019

83 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LERMA, MARTIN
Phone: 915-886-3944
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Anthony

Is Town of Anthony tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 26 contaminants in Town of Anthony'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 Town of Anthony's water?

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

How many people does Town of Anthony serve?

Town of Anthony reports serving 5,555 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Anthony had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 126 violations on file for Town of Anthony, of which 84 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 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.