Public water system record
City of Galveston
Serves Galveston, Galveston County, TX · 52,326 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Galveston 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
- 5
Key facts
- City of Galveston buys its water from Gulf Coast Water Authority TX City.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Texas, July 2012.
- Record on file since 1985, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,104 unknown out of 20,071 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2012 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for City of Galveston go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began July 2012, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 23, 1985 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators issued 1 boil water order to City of Galveston in 2012. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2012 | Texas | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Galveston buys its water from Gulf Coast Water Authority TX City. EPA also lists 7 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 3 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Galveston.
Buys water from
- Gulf Coast Water Authority TX City Texas City, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Jamaica Beach Jamaica Beach, TX
- Tiffany Water Hitchcock, TX
- Treasure Island MUD Freeport, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Galveston 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