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Harris County MUD 53

Serves Channelview and Cloverleaf, Harris County, TX · 17,856 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Harris County MUD 53 in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • TX1010720
  • HOUSTON
  • TX
  • 17,856 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 77056
EPA system ID TX1010720

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Harris County MUD 53 buys its water from North Channel Water Authority.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,608 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Harris County MUD 53 go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
2020s 0 1

Where the water comes from

Harris County MUD 53 buys its water from North Channel Water Authority. EPA also lists 3 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. It also has emergency connections to Harris County FWSD 47, Harris County WCID 84, Harris County FWSD 51 and Harris County MUD 285. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Harris County MUD 53.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Harris County MUD 53 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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