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Fort Bend County, Texas

Water Systems
289
Population Served
886,088
Total Violations
8,810
438 health-based
PFAS Detected
66
of 66 tested

Violation Analysis

74.7%
Systems with Violations
30.5
Avg Violations per System
5.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
26 systems (9%)
GW
24 systems (8%)

PFAS Contamination

66
Systems Tested
66
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Fort Bend Texas water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (13) One or more violations (37)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
City of Sugar Land 90,909 13 Detected
Fort Bend County Wcid 2 49,173 6 Detected
City of Rosenberg 42,158 28 Detected
City of Fulshear 34,000 23 Clean
City of Richmond 25,326 29 Detected
Fort Bend County MUD 30 15,798 2 Detected
City of Sugar Land - New Territory 15,546 4 Clean
Pecan Grove MUD 14,913 14 Detected
Quail Valley Utility District 14,409 11 Clean
Fort Bend County MUD 25 13,923 15 Clean
Fort Bend County MUD 23 13,548 5 Clean
City of Sugar Land - Greatwood 12,368 0 Clean
Fort Bend County MUD 142 11,595 2 Detected
Fort Bend County MUD 128 10,974 11 -
Fort Bend County MUD 58 10,629 0 Detected
Fort Bend County MUD 182 10,498 0 -
Fort Bend County MUD 151 10,233 6 Clean
North Mission Glen MUD 8,730 6 Clean
Kingsbridge MUD 8,663 375 Detected
Sienna MUD 10 7,824 7 Detected
First Colony MUD 9 7,818 4 Clean
Blue Ridge West MUD 7,545 35 Detected
Sienna MUD 3 7,365 1 Detected
Fort Bend County MUD 133 7,362 0 Detected
Fort Bend County MUD 134B 7,356 0 Detected
Fort Bend County MUD 134C 7,260 11 Detected
Fort Bend County MUD 2 6,819 4 Detected
Grand Mission MUD 1 6,663 6 Detected
Big Oaks MUD 6,450 4 Detected
Sienna MUD 4 6,435 37 -
Fort Bend County MUD 35 6,297 2 Detected
Grand Mission MUD 2 6,285 1 -
Fort Bend County MUD 50 6,234 0 Detected
Cinco MUD 14 6,192 1 Clean
Cinco Southwest MUD 4 6,093 0 Clean
Fort Bend County MUD 146 5,985 1 Detected
Cinco MUD 8 5,613 0 Clean
Fort Bend County MUD 162 5,553 73 -
Fort Bend County MUD 34 5,523 2 Detected
Cinco Southwest MUD 2 5,496 0 Detected
Fort Bend County MUD 26 Quail Green West 5,424 6 Clean
Fulshear MUD 3A 5,421 4 -
Fort Bend County MUD 118 5,346 2 Detected
Fort Bend County MUD 57 5,335 0 Detected
Fort Bend County MUD 155 5,292 4 -
Fort Bend County MUD 194 5,211 15 -
Fort Bend County MUD 143 Water View Esta 5,196 2 Detected
Cinco Southwest MUD 3 Daycare 5,187 0 Detected
Sienna MUD 6 5,184 0 -
Fort Bend County MUD 119 5,088 0 Detected

Other Counties in Texas

Harris County
1,292 systems · 6,016,117 served · 78,495 violations
Dallas County
37 systems · 3,180,170 served · 2,618 violations
Bexar County
82 systems · 2,376,579 served · 13,955 violations
Tarrant County
113 systems · 2,099,244 served · 10,564 violations
Travis County
138 systems · 1,547,700 served · 7,557 violations
Collin County
35 systems · 1,246,210 served · 1,149 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Fort Bend County? ▼
Fort Bend County has 8,810 total drinking water violations across 289 water systems, of which 438 are health-based violations. 74.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Fort Bend County systems? ▼
Water systems in Fort Bend County serve approximately 886,088 people through 289 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Fort Bend County water? ▼
Of 66 water systems tested for PFAS in Fort Bend County, 66 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Fort Bend County? ▼
Water systems in Fort Bend County use SW (26 systems), GW (24 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 5.0% of Fort Bend County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.