Is FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 5's water safe to drink?
FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 5's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 4,665 people through 1,555 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 5 has 1 violation on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 12,449th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 4th percentile nationally.
Against the TX average
Among the 1,633 TX systems in this dataset, the average is 6.7 health-based violations - FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 5's 0 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 5's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-06-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 5's record does not cover
FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 5's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and FORT BEND COUNTY MUD 5's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 12,449th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.