Is Cypresswood Utility District 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	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1992-07-01 → 1993-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0091 µg/L	5/12	2025
Pfpea	0.0052 µg/L	2/12	2025
Pfhxa	0.0036 µg/L	1/12	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	23.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	66/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.3 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	60/62	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	29.6 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	59/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	58/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	57/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	54/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	136 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	47/64	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	1770 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	46/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.41 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	23/64	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	11.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	16/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Dibromochloromethane	7.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	9/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1780 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2015
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	15.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	208 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrite	80 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2012–2015
Atrazine	2.7 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2015–2019
Fluoride	1050 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Cyanide	140 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Simazine	0.1700 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2015–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Arsenic	8.8 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.7 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2014
Lithium	12.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	UCMR-5	2024

81 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-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SCHOONOVER, KEITH
Phone: 713-860-6400

Frequently asked questions about Cypresswood Utility District

Is Cypresswood Utility District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 28 contaminants in Cypresswood Utility District'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 Cypresswood Utility District's water?

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

How many people does Cypresswood Utility District serve?

Cypresswood Utility District reports serving 4,305 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Cypresswood Utility District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 6 violations on file for Cypresswood Utility District, of which 4 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.