Is Ricewood Mud 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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-09-01 → 2005-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-09-01 → 2005-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-09-01 → 2005-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-09-01 → 2005-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-08-01 → 2005-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-08-01 → 2005-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-08-01 → 2005-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-08-01 → 2005-08-31

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
Copper	309 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1130 µg/L	74/81	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	18 µg/L 120% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 33 µg/L	37/81	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0022 mg/L 15% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Nitrate	1020 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.89 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.8 µg/L	8/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	24.795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.3 µg/L	8/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	8/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	26.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.2 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	39.64 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 39.8 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	10.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	41.275 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 43 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	462 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 490 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	938 µg/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1020 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Atrazine	0.2820 µg/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2900 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Barium	112.425 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 115 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Lithium	12.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2023
Cyanide	150 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.6400 pCi/L 13% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Combined Uranium	2.1 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4 pCi/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Simazine	0.1000 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2016–2019

86 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MATCUM, STEPHEN
Phone: 713-623-4531

Frequently asked questions about Ricewood Mud

Is Ricewood Mud tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Ricewood 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 Ricewood Mud's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Lead, Nitrate, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Ricewood Mud serve?

Ricewood Mud reports serving 4,908 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Ricewood Mud had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 8 violations on file for Ricewood Mud, of which 0 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.