Is Ratcliff Wsc Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Resolved	2023-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01

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
Nitrate	117 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.6975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.62 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	3.2725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	3.4925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.37 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.3025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.55 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	131.7 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 138 µg/L	8/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0066 mg/L 44% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	6/6	LCR	2025
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	235.6 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	20.13 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 20.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.07 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	4.226 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4.55 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Barium	13.9 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 14 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	3.035 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	57.835 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 58.8 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2019
Cyanide	10.7 µg/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	13 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2016
Ethylbenzene	0.5200 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.6 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2016
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	2.9 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019

54 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PATEL, BRIJESH
Phone: 936-655-2264

Frequently asked questions about Ratcliff Wsc

Is Ratcliff Wsc tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Ratcliff 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 Ratcliff Wsc's water?

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

How many people does Ratcliff Wsc serve?

Ratcliff Wsc reports serving 275 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Ratcliff Wsc had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 66 violations on file for Ratcliff Wsc, of which 0 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.