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City of Pasadena

Serves Pasadena, Harris County, TX · 152,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Pasadena in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TX1010293
  • PASADENA
  • TX
  • 152,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 77501
EPA system ID TX1010293

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

Key facts

  • City of Pasadena draws water from 10 wells (7 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 31,648 unknown out of 37,056 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
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 26, 2024 Active
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 9, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 8, 2012 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Pasadena go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
2020s 0 3

Where the water comes from

City of Pasadena draws water from 10 wells (7 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from City of Houston. 2 other community water systems and 11 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Pasadena.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Pasadena 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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