Community Water System · PWS TX1013002
Harris County MUD 196
Operator location Houston, Texas - 27% of 11 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 7,026 served per SDWIS.
- 7,026
- People served (this PWS)
- 11
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 3
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 5 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Harris County MUD 196 standing, low SDWIS violation third
27% of 11 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 27% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #6,115 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Harris County MUD 196 is in the lower third by violation count (11; lower-third violation load (≤ 21 violations)). A low count does not mean the system is unmonitored - monitoring and reporting violations still appear in SDWIS. Population served is large (7,026; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 27% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 5 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).
- #6,115 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #593 of 3,040
- Population · TX
- 11
- Total EPA violations on record
- 27%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 4,330
- County
- Harris
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 3
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | MR | 3 | 2011 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 3 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 3 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 2 | 2025 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Harris County MUD 196 has 11 recorded EPA violations, 19% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 79% carry more. 27% of this system's own violations are health-based (3 of 11), and it ranks #6,115 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
11 Among the lowest violation counts fewer violations than 79% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 13 of 232 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTrDA | 9/28/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/28/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/28/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/28/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/28/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/28/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/28/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/28/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/28/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/28/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/28/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/28/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/19/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/19/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/19/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/19/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/19/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Harris County MUD 196
3 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for TX1013002.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch
Nationwide peers
11 violations · 7,026 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with similarly light violation ledgers
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Harris County MUD 196
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in Texas compares on the same EPA violation measures. Texas systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.