Is Harris County Mud 238 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	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0083 µg/L	3/8	2025
Pfhxa	0.0048 µg/L	2/8	2025
Pfpea	0.0058 µg/L	2/8	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 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	190.15 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 256 µg/L	42/44	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	4.9755 pCi/L 100% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.7 pCi/L	22/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	18 pCi/L 120% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 21.6 pCi/L	21/22	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate	880 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	20/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00053 mg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2023
Gross Beta Particle Activity	8.05 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 pCi/L	10/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	19.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20 µg/L	8/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Atrazine	0.3010 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3400 µg/L	7/11	SYR4	2015–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	6/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	184.2 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 185 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	5/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	440 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 470 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	3.51 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	4/44	SYR4	2014–2017
Simazine	0.1585 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1600 µg/L	4/11	SYR4	2015–2019
Lithium	20.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/8	UCMR-5	2024
Bromoform	2.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	3/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Cyanide	125 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 130 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	852 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 880 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2012–2015
TTHM	6.15 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	3.89 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrite	10 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2015
Xylenes, Total	0.6000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2014–2019

84 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) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LOVE, RANDY
Phone: 832-390-2268
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Harris County Mud 238

Is Harris County Mud 238 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Harris County Mud 238'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 Harris County Mud 238's water?

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

How many people does Harris County Mud 238 serve?

Harris County Mud 238 reports serving 7,773 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Harris County Mud 238 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 42 violations on file for Harris County Mud 238, of which 33 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.