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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TX1700579

Met

New Caney, Texas 77357-1838 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 120 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

120
People served
177
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 177 drinking-water violations at Met, 10% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

177
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
120
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Met

Met is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 120 residents in New Caney, Texas (Montgomery County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 177 total violations for this system , of which 18 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 133 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 32 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Texas, EPA tracks 7,351 public water systems serving 33,253,313 people, with 746,210 cumulative violations and 162,945 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 101.5 violations. Statewide, 610 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (53.2%).

Met's 177 violations sit above the Texas average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
120
Total Violations
177
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Montgomery
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
133
Treatment Tech Violations
18

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 32 2021
Public Notice Other 26 2022
Lead and Copper Rule TT 18 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2013
E. COLI MR 11 2016
Chlorine MR 10 2013
BHC-GAMMA MR 4 2018
Methoxychlor MR 4 2018
Toxaphene MR 4 2018
Simazine MR 4 2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 2018
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 2018
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 4 2018
Atrazine MR 4 2018
Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 2018
Endrin MR 4 2018
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2018
LASSO MR 4 2018
Pentachlorophenol MR 4 2018
Chlordane MR 4 2018
Heptachlor MR 4 2018

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Met.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID TX1700579 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Texas Drinking Water Authority

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Met under EPA-delegated authority.

Open TX regulator portal

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2022 Public Notice Other 26 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 7500
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 32 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 5000
2020 Lead and Copper Rule TT 18 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 5000
2018 BHC-GAMMA MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2010
2018 Methoxychlor MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2015
2018 Toxaphene MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2020
2018 Simazine MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2037
2018 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2039
2018 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2042
2018 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2306
2018 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2050
2018 Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2067
2018 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2035
2018 Endrin MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2005
2018 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 SDWIS / TX1700579 / 2274

How Met Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Met Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 177 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 22.2 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 53.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 120 4,524 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,351 regulated public water systems in Texas.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Met water safe to drink? ▼
Met (PWS ID: TX1700579) has 177 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 120 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Met serve? ▼
Met serves 120 people in New Caney, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Met have? ▼
Met has 177 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 133 monitoring/reporting violations, and 18 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Met water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Met under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Met use? ▼
Met uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.