Public water system record

City of La Porte

Serves La Porte, Harris County, TX · 36,569 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of La Porte in the last ten years.

  • TX1010018
  • LA PORTE
  • TX
  • 36,569 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 77571
EPA system ID TX1010018

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

Key facts

  • City of La Porte buys its water from City of Houston.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 9,735 unknown out of 13,849 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for City of La Porte go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1

Where the water comes from

City of La Porte buys its water from City of Houston. EPA also lists 7 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of La Porte.

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Annual water quality report

City of La Porte 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.

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Testing your own water

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