Is Houston County Wcid 1 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Houston

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.

100

health-based violations

106

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31

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 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Chloroform	80.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 246 µg/L	42/43	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	20.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.4 µg/L	41/43	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.44 µg/L	41/43	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	39.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.1 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	103.8 µg/L 130% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 109.8 µg/L	32/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	72.35 µg/L 121% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 80.8 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	24.49 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.9 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	474.65 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 491 µg/L	24/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.785 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.8 µg/L	22/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	14/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	81.06 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 93.6 µg/L	12/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	735.1 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 740 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	53.38 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 54.4 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0017 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	4/4	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	3/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.6622 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6860 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	0.8912 µg/L 8.9% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8950 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Carbon Tetrachloride	1.131 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 1.16 µg/L	2/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	5.78 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2016

88 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-PF3ONSAdonaAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ROLLO, SONNY
Phone: 936-544-9611

Frequently asked questions about Houston County Wcid 1

Is Houston County Wcid 1 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Houston County Wcid 1'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 Houston County Wcid 1's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Houston County Wcid 1 serve?

Houston County Wcid 1 reports serving 48 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Houston County Wcid 1 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 106 violations on file for Houston County Wcid 1, of which 100 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.