Tap Water Results

Is Sugar Land, TX tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

Summary

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for City of Sugar Land. 8 PFAS were detected below the limits.

12 public water systems serve parts of Sugar Land. The largest, City of Sugar Land, serves 80,381 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of Sugar Land

80,381 people · Surface water · EPA ID TX0790005

Buys treated water from Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 128, First Colony Municipal Utility District 9, Fort Bend County Water Control & Improvement District 2.

PFASHighest averageLimitStatus
PFOA
One sample above limit
1.03 ppt4 pptOne sample above limit
PFOS
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFHxS
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
PFNA
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

Lead: 1.51 ppb at the 90th percentile (Nov 2026, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Full City of Sugar Land results

Across Texas, 28 of 1,130 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 13 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Texas results.

Sugar Land homes and lead pipes

13%
of homes built before 1980 (Texas 33%, US 50%)
1%
built before 1950 (Texas 6%)
20%
of households rent (Texas 37%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Sugar Land city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Sugar Land

  • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 30
    16,794 people · Purchased surface water · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Lithium above screening level
  • City of Sugar Land New Territory
    15,546 people · Groundwater · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Lithium above screening level
  • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 25
    15,327 people · Groundwater · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Lithium above screening level
  • City of Sugar Land Greatwood
    12,368 people · Groundwater · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Lithium above screening level
  • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 128
    10,974 people · Purchased surface water · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Not in EPA's PFAS sample
  • Kingsbridge Municipal Utility District
    8,663 people · Purchased surface water · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Lead near 2027 levelAlso: Lithium above screening level · 1 health-based violation since 2016
5 more systems
  • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 2
    6,819 people · Purchased surface water · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Lithium above screening level
  • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 119
    5,088 people · Purchased surface water · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Lithium above screening level
  • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 129
    4,713 people · Purchased groundwater · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Lithium above screening level
  • City of Sugar Land River Park
    4,278 people · Groundwater · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    Lithium above screening level
  • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 41
    4,179 people · Purchased surface water · Texas · reported ZIPs here
    PFOS detectedAlso: PFHxS detected

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Missouri City 6 mi
Quail Valley Utility District
Quail Valley Utility DistrictNone above limits0 ppb
Rosenberg 12 mi
City of Rosenberg
City of RosenbergNone above limits1.87 ppb
Fulshear 16 mi
City of Fulshear
City of FulshearNone above limits0 ppb
Katy 18 mi
City of Katy
City of KatyNone above limits2.7 ppb
Pearland 19 mi
City of Pearland
City of PearlandNone above limits2.1 ppb
Houston 20 mi
City of Houston
City of HoustonNone above limits5 ppb
Sugar Land ZIP codes (3)
  • 77478
  • 77479
  • 77498

Questions

Is Sugar Land tap water safe to drink?

City of Sugar Land has had no health-based violations since 2016. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Sugar Land, TX?

12 public water systems serve parts of Sugar Land. The largest is City of Sugar Land (80,381 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Sugar Land tap water have PFAS?

City of Sugar Land had 8 PFAS detected at least once in EPA's 2023–2025 testing, all with averages below the federal limits.

Do Sugar Land homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 13% of Sugar Land homes as built before 1980 (Texas: 33%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. City of Sugar Land's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.