- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 9.
- Lithium: found in 18 of 22 samples, average 17.4 µg/L, highest 32.2 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 16 of 22 samples, average 71.9 ppt, highest 358 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- 6:2 FTS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 22 samples, average 60.2 ppt, highest 672 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 5 of 22 samples, average 9.6 ppt, highest 74.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 6 of 22 samples, average 2.3 ppt, highest 12.9 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 5 of 22 samples, average 1.2 ppt, highest 5.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 22 samples, average 0.40 ppt, highest 4.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFHpA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 22 samples, average 0.30 ppt, highest 3.6 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- ADONA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 22 samples, average 0.30 ppt, highest 3.4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 1.51 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Sugar Land tap water? What EPA records show
EPA TX0790005 · serves Fort Bend County, TX · about 80,381 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
City of Sugar Land (EPA TX0790005)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Sugar Land's main utility, City of Sugar Land: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (TX0790005) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 9. This is public data, not a test of your tap.
What EPA records show for City of Sugar Land, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (TX0790005) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for City of Sugar Land (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 1.51 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 9.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does City of Sugar Land use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for City of Sugar Land. EPA record