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Northwest Harris County MUD 5

Serves an area of Harris County, TX · 23,766 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Northwest Harris County MUD 5 in the last ten years.

  • TX1010884
  • HOUSTON
  • TX
  • 23,766 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 77019
EPA system ID TX1010884

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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

  • Northwest Harris County MUD 5 draws water from 6 wells.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,267 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for Northwest Harris County MUD 5 go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 6
2020s 0 2

Where the water comes from

Northwest Harris County MUD 5 draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from North Harris County Regional Water Autho. It also has an emergency connection to Harris County MUD 360. 1 other community water system buys water from Northwest Harris County MUD 5. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Northwest Harris County MUD 5.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Northwest Harris County MUD 5 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

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