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The Woodlands, Texas tap water
The Woodlands, Texas is associated with 18 active community water system(s) in EPA SDWIS data (systems may serve multiple places or buy/sell water). The largest listed system by population served is MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 46 (24,399 people). No health-based violation records appear in the recent slice indexed for those systems—still verify with local CCRs. Private wells are not regulated like public systems and are not covered here.
Counties seen in EPA geo data: Harris, Montgomery
Primary municipal water system
Texas EPA geographic extracts in this data quarter list county service areas, not city served. We feature the main City of The Woodlands (or closest municipal) system first. Nearby MUDs and districts are listed separately below. Use your water bill/CCR to identify your exact PWSID.
| Utility | PWSID | Population | Primary source | Recent viol. indexed | Health-based |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 46Primary | TX1700348 | 24,399 | Purchased surface water | 1 | 0 |
Other water systems in the area — 17 nearby MUD/district/other systems
These systems are associated with The Woodlands by name/record-city heuristics or serve nearby districts. They are sorted by population served.
| Utility | PWSID | Population | Primary source | Recent viol. indexed | Health-based |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 47 | TX1700458 | 24,171 | Purchased surface water | 1 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 67 | TX1700554 | 16,821 | Purchased surface water | 0 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 60 | TX1700470 | 15,036 | Purchased surface water | 0 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 7 | TX1700169 | 12,528 | Purchased surface water | 2 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 6 | TX1700090 | 8,610 | Purchased surface water | 1 | 0 |
| THE WOODLANDS MUD 1 | TX1700471 | 7,989 | Purchased surface water | 0 | 0 |
| HARRIS COUNTY MUD 238 | TX1012361 | 7,773 | Purchased surface water | 0 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY WCID 1 | TX1700119 | 7,070 | Groundwater (wells) | 3 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 36 | TX1700139 | 5,235 | Purchased surface water | 1 | 0 |
| REID ROAD MUD 2 | TX1011928 | 4,662 | Groundwater (wells) | 1 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 39 | TX1700332 | 4,284 | Purchased surface water | 1 | 0 |
| WEST MEMORIAL MUD | TX1010540 | 4,182 | Groundwater (wells) | 1 | 0 |
| HARRIS COUNTY MUD 304 | TX1012941 | 4,158 | Purchased surface water | 1 | 0 |
| HARRIS COUNTY MUD 361 | TX1013123 | 3,705 | Purchased groundwater | 0 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 88 | TX1700776 | 3,183 | Groundwater (wells) | 7 | 0 |
| THE WOODLANDS METRO CENTER MUD | TX1700309 | 1,725 | Purchased surface water | 1 | 0 |
| WHITE OAK WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION | TX1700616 | 900 | Groundwater (wells) | 0 | 0 |
FAQs for The Woodlands
Who provides tap water in The Woodlands, TX?
The primary municipal system highlighted here is MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUD 46 (PWSID TX1700348). The Woodlands may also have nearby MUDs, districts, or supply corporations; your bill or CCR names the system that serves your address.
How do I read health-based violations?
Health-based violations involve MCL, MRDL, or treatment technique issues. A past violation does not automatically mean current water is unsafe—check status, dates, and your utility’s public notices/CCR.
What about apartments or purchased water?
Some systems buy water from wholesalers. Your retail utility is still responsible for delivering finished water and issuing the CCR for customers.
Where can I get official documents?
Search your utility name + “Consumer Confidence Report”, check Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) drinking water resources, and use EPA’s ECHO detailed facility report links on each utility page.
EPA & data citations
- EPA ECHO SDWA Data Downloads — data dictionary & summary
- County geography from
SDWA_GEOGRAPHIC_AREAS.csv; city pages use municipal-name heuristics (Texas city-served fields are sparse) - Active community systems from
SDWA_PUB_WATER_SYSTEMS.csv - See also: Methodology