Tap water in San Benito, TX — ZIP 78586
2 public water systems serving about 49,759 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Poor
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 78586
East Rio Hondo Wsc
PWSID TX0310096 · serves 25,509 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 14.8 ppt — above federal limit
City Of San Benito
PWSID TX0310007 · serves 24,250 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 9.6 ppt — above federal limit
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology