Water Quality in Houston, TX (77044)
EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 77044.
Active Health Violations
19 health-based violations found in the past 5 years, with at least one still unresolved. Contaminant levels have exceeded federal safety limits. Consider testing your tap water independently.
More violations than 98% of US ZIP codes.
Based on EPA compliance data. Not a substitute for an official water quality report from your utility.
58,347
Population
50
Water Systems
179
Violations (5yr)
19
Health-Based
Location
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Water Systems Serving This Area (50)
City Of Houston
1 health-based Surface water 2,970,543 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 5 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
City Of Pasadena
Purchased surface water 152,000 people served
3 violations (5yr)
Lead tested: 3.72 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
C.E. King H.S.
Groundwater 2,000 people served
0 violations
Houston Motorsports Park
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Crossroads Fellowship Church
1 health-based Groundwater 800 people served
9 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
C.E. King Jr. H.S.
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Ralston Acres Water Supply Corporation
All resolved Groundwater 385 people served
11 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 10.3 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Parkway Grocery & Hardware Center
Groundwater 300 people served
0 violations
Hill Country Camp
All resolved Groundwater 250 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
River Oaks Subdivision
2 health-based Groundwater 234 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· 2 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 1 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Jo Anns Daycare And Camp
1 health-based Groundwater 215 people served
29 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Apache Industrial Services
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Sheldon Isd Transportation Center
1 health-based Groundwater 150 people served
64 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Uniform Components Company Houston
All resolved Groundwater 150 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Sams Cafe & Bait Shop
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
My Dream Ballroom
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
All Seasons Food Store
Groundwater 150 people served
3 violations (5yr)
Roving Meadows Water System
1 health-based Groundwater 141 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Timber Ridge Section 2
6 health-based Groundwater 141 people served
9 violations (5yr)
· 6 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 1 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Good Times Marina
Groundwater 129 people served
0 violations
Waynes Restaurant
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Magnolia Gardens
Groundwater 100 people served
5 violations (5yr)
Buckhorn Lake Recreation Area
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Pinnacle Machine Works
1 health-based Groundwater 100 people served
6 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Houston Tank Cleaning Service Inc
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Padok Timbers Subdivision Ws
1 health-based Groundwater 92 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 3.8 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Cleveland Mh And Rv Park
Groundwater 84 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Whitewing Subdivision
1 health-based Groundwater 64 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 0.9 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Koch Specialty Plant Service
Groundwater 62 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Jo Anns Nursery
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
K Lake Terrace
1 health-based Groundwater 54 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 4.5 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Estates Water Corp
1 health-based Groundwater 51 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 0.9 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Lakeside Manor
Groundwater 51 people served
0 violations
Beaumont Place Road - 7302 W S
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Hitching Rail
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
K Estates Water System
1 health-based Groundwater 40 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
H & J Limited
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Xtreme Off Road Park & Beach
All resolved Groundwater 40 people served
5 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Judges Mobile Home Park
Groundwater 36 people served
0 violations
Lake Woods Mobile Home Park
Groundwater 36 people served
0 violations
Fuel Maxx 34
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Herreras Event Hall
Groundwater 25 people served
4 violations (5yr)
Fuel Maxx 24
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Inspire Church Of Houston
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
East Houston At Piney Woods Mhp
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Jv Ranch Ice House
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Fuel Maxx 36
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Sheldon Senior Citizens Center
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Silver Star Academy
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Tuboscope Highway 90 Coating Facility
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Contaminants Found
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-Based
22 violations
Has active
TTHMHealth-Based
7 violations
All resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-Based
1 violation
All resolved
Public NoticeMonitoring
34 violations
Has active
Revised Total Coliform RuleMonitoring
Missed testing deadlines — not a detection of bacteria.
19 violations
All resolved
Lead and Copper RuleMonitoring
Lead and copper testing requirement. Lead exposure can cause developmental harm in children.
8 violations
All resolved
E. COLIMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
StyreneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
TetrachloroethyleneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
1,1-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
EthylbenzeneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
p-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
NitrateMonitoring
At high levels, nitrate can cause blue baby syndrome in infants.
2 violations
All resolved
BenzeneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
CHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
1,2-DichloroethaneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
1,2-DichloropropaneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
TrichloroethyleneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Xylenes, TotalMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Vinyl chlorideMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
DICHLOROMETHANEMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
TolueneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
o-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Carbon tetrachlorideMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Consumer Confidence RuleMonitoring
Annual water quality report delivery requirement.
1 violation
All resolved
Thallium, TotalMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ChromiumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
AldicarbMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
HeptachlorMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
PentachlorophenolMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
FluorideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ChlordaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ArsenicMonitoring
A naturally occurring element that can cause cancer and other health effects at high levels.
1 violation
All resolved
CadmiumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Beryllium, TotalMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
AtrazineMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
HexachlorocyclopentadieneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
SimazineMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Heptachlor epoxideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
SeleniumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
BariumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Aldicarb sulfoxideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
BHC-GAMMAMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
EndrinMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Aldicarb sulfoneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
2,4,5-TPMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
OXAMYLMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Antimony, TotalMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ToxapheneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
LASSOMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
MercuryMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
DinosebMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
2,4-DMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
PicloramMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Benzo(a)pyreneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
MethoxychlorMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
DalaponMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
CarbofuranMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Lead & Copper Levels
Lead (Pb)
Within limit0 ppb measured
Action level: 15 ppb
Sampled: Jan 2025
How Does This Compare?
Houston (77044) has more violations than 98% of US ZIP codes. The national average is 18.87 violations per ZIP over 5 years. This ZIP has 179.
Fewer violations 98th percentile More violations
Recommended Water Filters
Based on health-based violations detected in your area, these filter types are commonly used to address similar contaminants. Consult your water utility's Consumer Confidence Report for the most current data.
Reverse Osmosis System
Highly effective at removing heavy metals, dissolved solids, and a wide range of contaminants. Recommended for homes with lead or arsenic concerns.
Targets:Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium
Look for:NSF/ANSI 58 certified
Activated Carbon Filter
Excellent for removing chlorine, chloramine, and disinfection byproducts like THMs and HAAs. Available as pitcher filters, countertop, or under-sink units.
Targets:THMs, HAAs, Chlorine, Chloramine, Taste & Odor
Look for:NSF/ANSI 42 & 53 certified
Always look for filters certified by NSF International for the specific contaminants you want to remove. This is general educational information, not an endorsement of any specific product.