Is Windfern Forest 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	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-03-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-03-01 → 2004-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0053 µg/L	1/4	2025
Pfhxa	0.0037 µg/L	1/4	2025
Pfpea	0.0040 µg/L	1/4	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
Copper	273 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	108/109	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	103 µg/L 687% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	102/109	SYR4	2012–2017
Nitrate	550 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	28/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	14 pCi/L 93% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	22/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	16.7 pCi/L No EPA limit set	21/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	4.5 pCi/L 90% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	20/23	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	35.9 µg/L 120% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 30 µg/L	20/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2024
Dibromochloromethane	4.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	9/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	14 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	560 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2015
Barium	245 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	560 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	9.3 µg/L 93% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Atrazine	0.1300 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	18.7 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25.2 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	37.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/4	UCMR-5	2025
Cyanide	70 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	17.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	10 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2015
Selenium	10.1 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Simazine	0.1000 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019

79 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MENDEL, EDDIE, H
Phone: 713-937-0218

Frequently asked questions about Windfern Forest Utility District

Is Windfern Forest Utility District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 30 contaminants in Windfern Forest 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 Windfern Forest Utility District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Nitrate, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, Gross Beta Particle Activity, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Windfern Forest Utility District serve?

Windfern Forest Utility District reports serving 7,170 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Windfern Forest Utility District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 35 violations on file for Windfern Forest Utility District, of which 26 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.