Public water system record
City of Houston UD 5 - Kingwood
Serves Houston, Harris County, TX · 80,073 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Houston UD 5 - Kingwood in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- City of Houston UD 5 - Kingwood draws water from 16 wells (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 19,278 unknown out of 22,944 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Houston UD 5 - Kingwood go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began April 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0128 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Houston UD 5 - Kingwood draws water from 16 wells (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from City of Houston UD 5 - Kingwood. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Houston UD 5 - Kingwood.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Montgomery County MUD 98 Houston, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Houston UD 5 - Kingwood 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.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells