Is Harris County Wcid 114 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Harris

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfpea	0.0036 µg/L	2/5	2025
Pfba	0.0061 µg/L	1/5	2025
Pfhxa	0.0032 µg/L	1/5	2025

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Chloroform	26 µg/L No EPA limit set	70/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	21 µg/L No EPA limit set	63/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	26.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	57/62	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	25.9 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	57/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	34.8 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	57/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	53/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1460 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	44/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	459 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	42/66	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	23/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	15.7 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	19/66	SYR4	2013–2019
Atrazine	1.5 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	13/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0045 mg/L 30% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Dibromochloromethane	32 µg/L No EPA limit set	9/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	960 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	271 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Xylenes, Total	40 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	7/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	14.8 µg/L 148% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 10 µg/L	5/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	19 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	940 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrite	50 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2012–2017
Simazine	0.2100 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	4/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	120 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.1 pCi/L 42% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.7200 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	2/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	3 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	2/24	SYR4	2012–2019
2,4-D	0.4000 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.1 pCi/L 14% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2014
Pentachlorophenol	0.5700 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/20	SYR4	2012–2017

78 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FELDMAN, STEVE
Phone: 713-951-0800

Frequently asked questions about Harris County Wcid 114

Is Harris County Wcid 114 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 31 contaminants in Harris County Wcid 114's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Harris County Wcid 114's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Harris County Wcid 114 serve?

Harris County Wcid 114 reports serving 5,160 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Harris County Wcid 114 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 21 violations on file for Harris County Wcid 114, of which 19 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.