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Harris County WCID 50 El Lago

Serves El Lago, Harris County, TX · 4,002 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Harris County WCID 50 El Lago in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate violation.

  • TX1010241
  • EL LAGO
  • TX
  • 4,002 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 77586
EPA system ID TX1010241

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Harris County WCID 50 El Lago draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.006 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, May 2020.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,063 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
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.006 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 320 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.006 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 320 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.006 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 320 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.006 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 320 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 20, 2020 Active
Enforcement action in place
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 20, 2020 Active
Enforcement action in place
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 12, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 7, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Harris County WCID 50 El Lago go back to 1992. 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
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 2
2020s 0 3

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Harris County WCID 50 El Lago in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 19, 2020 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (4 health-based): Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Public Notice

What the violations mean

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

4 incidents

Test results for Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Harris County WCID 50 El Lago draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from City of Seabrook.

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Annual water quality report

Harris County WCID 50 El Lago 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

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