Public Water System

VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH

PWSID TX0200037 · Texas · 5,697 people served

Failing

VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH is an EPA-regulated public water system in Texas (PWSID TX0200037). It serves an estimated 5,697 residents — a small town of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.

Over the past five years, VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH has recorded 98 EPA health-based violations. The grade of F summarizes this compliance pattern. Specific contaminants, dates, and rule citations are listed in the violation history below.

Service Area

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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.

Population

5,697

Cities

ZIPs

Violations

EPA Health-Based Violations

Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.

Arsenicchemical

EPA Code 1005 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

violations

EPA Limit

0.01 mg/L

Last Reading

.011 MG/L

First Reported

Apr 2023

Most Recent

Oct 2025

What this violation means

Arsenic is a known human carcinogen that occurs naturally in groundwater across many parts of the United States, especially the Southwest and parts of New England. Long-term exposure even at low levels has been linked to bladder, lung, and skin cancer, as well as cardiovascular disease and developmental effects in children.

Recommended precautions

→Reverse osmosis filtration removes arsenic effectively.
→Distillation also removes arsenic — point-of-use distillers work for drinking and cooking water.
→Boiling does NOT remove arsenic. It actually concentrates it as water evaporates.
→If your well water has arsenic, test annually and treat at the point of entry.

Read the complete guide to Arsenic

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)disinfectant

EPA Code 2950 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

violations

EPA Limit

0.08 mg/L

Last Reading

.092 MG/L

First Reported

Jan 2023

Most Recent

Jul 2025

What this violation means

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) form when chlorine reacts with naturally occurring organic matter — leaves, soil, algae — in source water. They are among the most commonly reported violations because utilities pulling from surface water (rivers, lakes, reservoirs) struggle to balance disinfection with byproduct formation. Long-term exposure has been linked to bladder cancer and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Recommended precautions

→Activated carbon filters (pitcher, faucet, or under-sink) effectively reduce TTHMs.
→Letting water sit uncovered allows TTHMs to off-gas — leave a pitcher in the fridge for several hours.
→Shower with the bathroom fan on; TTHMs can volatilize into the air during hot showers.
→Boiling reduces TTHMs through volatilization, but only after extended boiling.

Read the complete guide to Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations only. Older violations may have been resolved; check your utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Cities Served by VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH

SURFSIDE BEACH

ZIP Codes Served

77541

About this system

EPA records this system as PWSID TX0200037. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).