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Clear Lake City Water Authority

Serves Houston, Pasadena and Webster, Harris County, TX · 89,702 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Clear Lake City Water Authority in the last ten years.

  • TX1010056
  • HOUSTON
  • TX
  • 89,702 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 77058
EPA system ID TX1010056

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Clear Lake City Water Authority draws water from 6 wells.
  • Record on file since 2015, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 59 unknown out of 17,797 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 2015

EPA's records for Clear Lake City Water Authority go back to 2015. 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
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Where the water comes from

Clear Lake City Water Authority draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from City of Houston and City of Pasadena. It also has emergency connections to City of Nassau Bay and Lyndon B Johnson Space Center. 4 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Clear Lake City Water Authority. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Clear Lake City Water Authority.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Clear Lake City Water Authority 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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