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Blue Ridge West MUD

Serves Missouri City, Fort Bend County, TX · 7,545 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Blue Ridge West MUD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation.

  • TX0790051
  • HOUSTON
  • TX
  • 7,545 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 77056
EPA system ID TX0790051

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Blue Ridge West MUD draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Texas, December 2017.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,544 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Blue Ridge West MUD go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 1
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began July 2016, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Blue Ridge West MUD in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 15, 2017 Texas Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

What the violations mean

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

1 incident

Test results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Blue Ridge West MUD draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Fort Bend County MUD 26 Quail Green West. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Blue Ridge West MUD.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Blue Ridge West MUD 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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.

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