Public water system record
West Harris County MUD 17
Serves an area of Harris County, TX · 3,354 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for West Harris County MUD 17 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
- 2
Key facts
- West Harris County MUD 17 draws water from 1 well.
- Record on file since 2013, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 826 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 2013
EPA's records for West Harris County MUD 17 go back to 2013. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began April 2014, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
West Harris County MUD 17 draws water from 1 well. It also has emergency connections to Ricewood MUD and West Harris County MUD 7. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to West Harris County MUD 17.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Ricewood MUD Houston, TX
- West Harris County MUD 7 Houston, TX
Annual water quality report
West Harris County MUD 17 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
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