Public water system record
Brownsville Public Utilities Board
Serves Brownsville and Cameron Park, Cameron County, TX · 201,249 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Brownsville Public Utilities Board in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Brownsville Public Utilities Board draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 17,503 unknown out of 59,853 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Brownsville Public Utilities Board go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began December 2008, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Brownsville Public Utilities Board draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from Southmost Regional Water Authority. 1 other community water system and 4 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Brownsville Public Utilities Board.
Buys water from
- Southmost Regional Water Authority Brownsville, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- El Jardin WSC Brownsville, TX
Annual water quality report
Brownsville Public Utilities Board 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