Tap water in Houston, TX — ZIP 77049
5 public water systems serving about 3,013,239 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 77049
City Of Houston
PWSID TX1010013 · serves 2,970,543 ·
surface water
1 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 42.6 ppt
Harris County Fwsd 51
PWSID TX1010238 · serves 19,671 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 7.2 ppt
Harris County Mud 285
PWSID TX1012677 · serves 14,268 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 5 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 8.2 ppt
Pine Trails Utility
PWSID TX1010535 · serves 6,969 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 14.1 ppt
Northeast Harris County Mud 1 Sheldon Ri
PWSID TX1013448 · serves 1,788 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology