City of Sugar Land

WHAT IS A WATER QUALITY REPORT? A Water Quality Report, also known as a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), provides an annual assessment of your community's water quality. These reports are mandated by both the EPA and TCEQ, summarizing data collected throughout the calendar year.

Water samples undergo daily testing for chemical, bacteriological, and disinfectant residual contaminants at various points throughout the production and distribution system. Any violations of EPA or TCEQ standards must be documented in these reports.

SUGAR LAND'S WATER SOURCES: Following the annexation of Greatwood and New Territory, Sugar Land now operates four separate potable water systems. The Main System serves 28,482 metered connections east of the Brazos River, while the RiverPark System supplies 1,327 connections in that subdivision. Greatwood and New Territory maintain their own systems with 4,623 and 4,817 connections respectively.

The Main System draws from both groundwater and surface water sources. Fourteen wells at six groundwater plants extract water from the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers at depths exceeding 1,200 feet. Surface water from the Brazos River via the Oyster Creek canal provides approximately 40% of the Main System's supply. This raw surface water undergoes treatment at the Surface Water Treatment Plant before blending with groundwater prior to distribution.

RiverPark's system relies on deep groundwater wells drawing from the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, treated at the RiverPark groundwater plant. Similarly, Greatwood utilizes four wells and plants, while New Territory operates three wells and treatment facilities, all sourcing from the same aquifers.

SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT: TCEQ's assessment of Sugar Land's water sources indicates certain vulnerabilities to specific contaminants. This assessment guides sampling requirements, with any detected contaminants reported in this Consumer Confidence Report. For more information on source water protection efforts, call 281-275-2900 or 311.

WATER DISINFECTION: Sugar Land implements careful disinfection procedures to ensure safe, clean water as it travels through miles of infrastructure. Chlorine is added to the RiverPark, Greatwood, and New Territory systems, while the Main System uses chloramine treatment.

POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS: Tap water may contain substances that affect taste, color or odor without necessarily posing health risks. As water moves over land or through the ground, it can collect various substances including:

• Microbial contaminants like viruses and bacteria from sewage systems, septic systems, agricultural operations, and wildlife
• Inorganic contaminants such as naturally-occurring salts and metals or those resulting from urban runoff, wastewater discharge, oil/gas production, mining, or farming
• Pesticides and herbicides from agriculture, urban runoff, and residential uses
• Organic chemical contaminants including synthetic and volatile compounds from industrial processes, petroleum production, gas stations, runoff, and septic systems
• Radioactive contaminants occurring naturally or resulting from oil/gas production and mining

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