CITY WATER REPORT
Is Sugar Land - New Territory Tap Water Safe? 2026 Water Quality Report
CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY serves Sugar Land - New Territory · 15,546 residents.
- Utility
- CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY
- Population served
- 15,546
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Disinfectant
- Pending utility report
- Hardness
- Pending utility report
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA): not detected (limit 4.0 ng/L).
About this score The Purity Score summarises the public records PurityMap analysed for Sugar Land - New Territory. It is not a laboratory test of the water at your tap.
What the record showsGreen means a contaminant was measured and is within its benchmark: a fact about that measurement, not an overall verdict. Anything not yet monitored stays unknown.
CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY (EPA PWSID TX0790253) delivers groundwater to 15,546 residents. This report reflects 3 federally regulated PFAS result(s) from the 2024 UCMR5 round and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.
Your water system
resolution confirmed
- CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY (serves most of the city)
CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY is the primary municipal supplier for most Sugar Land - New Territory addresses. Confirm your supplier on your utility bill.
CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY is the public system on record for this city. This identifies which utility serves the city. Confirm yours on your water bill before acting on a specific finding.
What stands out in Sugar Land - New Territory
Each row links to a dated measurement in the supplier profile. A missing measurement is never shown as a non-detect.
What this data doesn’t tell you
Public water-system monitoring reflects the system, not the water at an individual household tap at a given moment. Home plumbing, fixtures, storage, sampling location and timing can all change what actually reaches your glass.
The data behind this report
| Contaminant | Result | Benchmark | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY (TX0790253) |
| Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY (TX0790253) |
| Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 10 ng/L | 10.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY (TX0790253) |
| Lead (90th percentile) | 0.229 µg/L | 15 µg/L federal action level | 2021-2023 | Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile: CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY (TX0790253) |
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Result
- < 4 ng/L
- Benchmark
- 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)
- Sampled
- 2024
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Result
- < 4 ng/L
- Benchmark
- 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)
- Sampled
- 2024
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Result
- < 10 ng/L
- Benchmark
- 10.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)
- Sampled
- 2024
Lead (90th percentile)
- Result
- 0.229 µg/L
- Benchmark
- 15 µg/L federal action level
- Sampled
- 2021-2023
Every value is the published result from the cited public record. A reporting limit is the lowest level the method could reliably quantify; a non-detect is not a guarantee of zero.
What can you do about it?To reduce exposure to what was reported in Sugar Land - New Territory, these treatment technologies are relevant to the contaminants found here.
- Reverse osmosis
- NSF/ANSI 53 lead-certified filters
- Replacing lead service lines
Understand water treatment technologies, then the specific products below are matched to these findings.
Recommended solutions
NSF/ANSI 53 lead-reduction filter (optional)
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Recommended because There is no safe level of lead, and older home plumbing can add it at the tap.
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Frequently asked questions
Who provides tap water in Sugar Land - New Territory?
CITY OF SUGAR LAND - NEW TERRITORY (PWS ID TX0790253) is the public water system on record for Sugar Land - New Territory, Texas. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding.
Where does Sugar Land - New Territory get its drinking water?
Groundwater (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS).
What does the latest Sugar Land - New Territory water report show?
Across the tracked parameters, PurityMap's current record for Sugar Land - New Territory shows 0 contaminants measured above their benchmark and 4 within benchmark. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass.
Is there lead in Sugar Land - New Territory's tap water?
In Sugar Land - New Territory, lead is detected but within its action level in the published record. Lead can still enter water from household plumbing after it leaves the system, so a system result cannot rule out an individual tap. A certified home test is the only way to know yours.
Are PFAS "forever chemicals" in Sugar Land - New Territory's water?
PFAS compounds appear in Sugar Land - New Territory's published record; the findings show each one's measured state and how it compares to its benchmark.
Sources
Methodology: how we analyze water. Prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by the PurityMap Editorial Team before publication.
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- 1 of 1
- Latest sample on record
- 2024 (PFAS) / LCR (lead)