Public water system record
City of Freeport
Serves Freeport, Brazoria County, TX · 10,594 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Freeport in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- City of Freeport buys its water from Brazosport Water Authority.
- Record on file since 1984, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 199 unknown out of 4,117 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 12, 2014 | Active |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for City of Freeport go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began September 1986, Archived.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 26, 1986 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 25, 1986 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 20, 1986 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 17, 1985 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 4, 1985 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 21, 1985 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 31, 1984 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Freeport buys its water from Brazosport Water Authority. EPA also lists 2 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Freeport.
Buys water from
- Brazosport Water Authority Lake Jackson, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- Village of Surfside Beach Surfside Beach, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Freeport must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells