City of Sugar Land - Greatwood
EPA ID: TX0790296 · 12,368 people served · 6 ZIP codes
Water monitoring for City of Sugar Land - Greatwood: clean, five years, 12,368 residents.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 1 (2024) to 2 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for City of Sugar Land - Greatwood Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The City of Sugar Land - Greatwood serves a community with a median household income of $108,876 and an estimated 233,305 residents across its service area.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
City of Sugar Land - Greatwood's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Fort Bend County, Texas rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Wastewater Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 68th percentile nationally for proximity to wastewater discharge points.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 49 detections recorded. 6 exceed federal EPA limits (4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS).
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Texas
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
City of Sugar Land - Greatwood (EPA ID: TX0790296) is a community water system in Texas that serves approximately 12,368 people from groundwater sources.
This system provides water to 6 ZIP codes across 2 communities.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 2 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 4 additional ZIPs inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
- 77469 — Richmond
- 77478 — Sugar Land
- 77479 — Sugar Land
- 77487 — Sugar Land
- 77496 — Sugar Land
- 77498 — Sugar Land
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for City of Sugar Land - Greatwood (TX0790296) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is City of Sugar Land - Greatwood water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, City of Sugar Land - Greatwood has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does City of Sugar Land - Greatwood serve?
City of Sugar Land - Greatwood serves approximately 12,368 people across 6 ZIP codes in Texas.
Where does City of Sugar Land - Greatwood get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Federal UCMR5 PFAS Monitoring: Tested Clean
This water system was tested under the federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). No PFAS compounds were detected.
Current MCL reflects the lowest state-enforceable limit (NYS 10 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, effective August 2020). The federal final MCL of 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS (EPA April 2024 rule) is not enforceable until April 2029. Detections above 4 ppt but below 10 ppt are below current MCL but above the future federal limit.
Source: U.S. EPA UCMR5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 5th cycle) — per-system federal sampling, 2023–2025. EPA UCMR5 monitoring program →
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.