City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood
EPA ID: TX1010348 · 80,073 people served · 196 ZIP codes
From the earliest to the most recent cycle in the five-year EPA window, City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood has logged zero violations — no MCL exceedances, no health advisories, and no enforcement activity across the entire period for the 80,073 people in its service area, a record that stands up well against both state and national benchmarks.
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 (2021) to 196 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood serves a community with a median household income of $65,625 and an estimated 3,443,390 residents across its service area. Approximately 54% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 51% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood'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 Harris 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 60th percentile nationally for proximity to wastewater discharge points.
Superfund Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 70th percentile nationally for proximity to Superfund (NPL) sites. Groundwater sources near contaminated sites may face elevated risk from industrial chemicals.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 432 detections recorded. 13 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 Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood (EPA ID: TX1010348) is a community water system in Texas that serves approximately 80,073 people from groundwater sources.
This system provides water to 196 ZIP codes across 6 communities.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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Typical cost: Water test: typically $20–$50 (DIY kit) · Professional inspection: $150–$400
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 6 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 190 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.
This system serves 196 ZIP codes:
77001 · 77002 · 77003 · 77004 · 77005 77006 · 77007 · 77008 · 77009 · 77010 77011 · 77012 · 77013 · 77014 · 77015 77016 · 77017 · 77018 · 77019 · 77020 77021 · 77022 · 77023 · 77024 · 77025 77026 · 77027 · 77028 · 77029 · 77030 77031 · 77032 · 77033 · 77034 · 77035 77036 · 77037 · 77038 · 77039 · 77040 77041 · 77042 · 77043 · 77044 · 77045 77046 · 77047 · 77048 · 77049 · 77050 77051 · 77052 · 77053 · 77054 · 77055 77056 · 77057 · 77058 · 77059 · 77060 77061 · 77062 · 77063 · 77064 · 77065 77066 · 77067 · 77068 · 77069 · 77070 77071 · 77072 · 77073 · 77074 · 77075 77076 · 77077 · 77078 · 77079 · 77080 77081 · 77082 · 77083 · 77084 · 77085 77086 · 77087 · 77088 · 77089 · 77090 77091 · 77092 · 77093 · 77094 · 77095 77096 · 77097 · 77098 · 77099 · 77201 77202 · 77203 · 77204 · 77205 · 77206 77207 · 77208 · 77209 · 77210 · 77212 77213 · 77215 · 77216 · 77217 · 77218 77219 · 77220 · 77221 · 77222 · 77223 77224 · 77225 · 77226 · 77227 · 77228 77229 · 77230 · 77231 · 77233 · 77234 77235 · 77236 · 77237 · 77238 · 77240 77241 · 77242 · 77243 · 77244 · 77245 77246 · 77247 · 77248 · 77249 · 77250 77251 · 77252 · 77253 · 77254 · 77255 77256 · 77257 · 77258 · 77259 · 77260 77261 · 77262 · 77263 · 77265 · 77266 77267 · 77268 · 77269 · 77270 · 77271 77272 · 77273 · 77274 · 77275 · 77276 77277 · 77278 · 77279 · 77280 · 77282 77284 · 77285 · 77286 · 77287 · 77288 77289 · 77290 · 77291 · 77292 · 77293 77294 · 77296 · 77297 · 77298 · 77299 77336 · 77339 · 77345 · 77346 · 77357 77365
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood (TX1010348) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood serve?
City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood serves approximately 80,073 people across 196 ZIP codes in Texas.
Where does City of Houston Utility District 5 - Kingwood 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.