Is New Caney Mud Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Montgomery

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	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-02-01 → 2017-02-28
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-02-01 → 2017-02-28
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-02-01 → 2017-02-28
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-02-01 → 2017-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-06-30

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	245 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 529 µg/L	171/184	SYR4	2013–2017
Lead	4.615 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	71/184	SYR4	2013–2017
Nitrate	50 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	28/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2023
Barium	229.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 230 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	50 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2012–2015
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.348 pCi/L 47% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.42 pCi/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.6 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 pCi/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	2.1 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/32	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	2.19 µg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	10.8 pCi/L 72% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 11 pCi/L	2/4	SYR4	2016–2019
TTHM	2.235 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	2/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Cyanide	10 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/32	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	110 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	9.38 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	UCMR-5	2024

92 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMITH, BILL
Phone: 281-689-2327

Frequently asked questions about New Caney Mud

Is New Caney Mud tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in New Caney 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 New Caney Mud's water?

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

How many people does New Caney Mud serve?

New Caney Mud reports serving 14,307 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has New Caney Mud had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 29 violations on file for New Caney 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.