Public water system record
Harris County WCID 21
Serves Channelview, Harris County, TX · 13,845 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Harris County WCID 21 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
- 5
Key facts
- Harris County WCID 21 draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, August 2016.
- Record on file since 2013, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 2,905 service lines.
Check whether Harris County WCID 21 serves your address
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
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 3, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 2013
EPA's records for Harris County WCID 21 go back to 2013. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Harris County WCID 21 in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2016 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Harris County WCID 21 draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from North Channel Water Authority. It also has an emergency connection to Harris County FWSD 47.
Buys water from
- North Channel Water Authority Houston, TX
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Harris County FWSD 47 Channelview, TX
Annual water quality report
Harris County WCID 21 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