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Northwest Harris County MUD 29

Serves an area of Harris County, TX · 3,000 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Northwest Harris County MUD 29 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX1012293
  • HOUSTON
  • TX
  • 3,000 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 77046
EPA system ID TX1012293

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Northwest Harris County MUD 29 draws water from 1 well.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 802 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 15, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for Northwest Harris County MUD 29 go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 1 2

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Northwest Harris County MUD 29 draws water from 1 well. It also has emergency connections to Harris County MUD 168, Harris County MUD 222 and Harris County MUD 61. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Northwest Harris County MUD 29.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Northwest Harris County MUD 29 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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