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Cypresswood Utility District

Serves an area of Harris County, TX · 4,305 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Cypresswood Utility District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.

  • TX1010432
  • HOUSTON
  • TX
  • 4,305 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 77027
EPA system ID TX1010432

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Cypresswood Utility District draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2024.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,350 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
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Cypresswood Utility District 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
2020s 1 0

What the violations mean

Arsenic

1 incident

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Where the water comes from

Cypresswood Utility District draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Harris County WCID 132 and North Harris County Regional Water Autho. It also has an emergency connection to Klein PUD. 1 other community water system buys water from Cypresswood Utility District. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Cypresswood Utility District.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Cypresswood Utility District 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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