Is Blue Ridge West Mud Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Fort Bend

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	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0092 µg/L	2/4	2024

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
Copper	130.4 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 220 µg/L	64/67	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	17.95 pCi/L 120% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 19 pCi/L	22/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	1.3 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	21/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	5.425 pCi/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.8 pCi/L	16/21	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	13.836 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 22 µg/L	14/67	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00030 mg/L 2% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Bromoform	4.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	9/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	7.42 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.7 pCi/L	9/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.165 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	8/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	20 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	5.085 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	174.7 µg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 178 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	958.5 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 960 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Lithium	17.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2023
TTHM	3.74 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	19.5 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2015

91 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: RASMUS, MONICA, L
Phone: 713-850-9000

Frequently asked questions about Blue Ridge West Mud

Is Blue Ridge West Mud tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Blue Ridge West Mud'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 Blue Ridge West Mud's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, Combined Uranium, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Blue Ridge West Mud serve?

Blue Ridge West Mud reports serving 7,545 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Blue Ridge West Mud had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 35 violations on file for Blue Ridge West Mud, of which 32 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.