Houston Water
Greg Eyerly, Deputy Director
Houston Water consists of approximately 1500 drinking water and wastewater professionals including engineers, scientists, and facility operations and maintenance personnel. The City of Houston Water and Wastewater Utility is a regulated public health agency governed by federal and state laws. Our staff maintains professional licenses issued by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and other public health agencies.
Our business is managed in accordance with a threefold mission of protecting public health, protecting the environment and providing superior customer service. These core missions are captured within our organizational mission statement.
We are proud of our drinking water product and services. As residents within the City of Houston community, we are committed to serve and protect the drinking water health of our customers.
The City of Houston drinking water system maintains a "Superior" rating, the highest rating for water quality issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Our customers should be confident that the drinking water quality protects their health and well being. The City of Houston wastewater system has consistently been awarded Gold and Silver awards from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, in recognition of our ability to produce wastewater discharges in compliance with federal regulations that protect the public and the aquatic environment.
Our drinking water and wastewater utility serves approximately 2.2 million customers daily. Pipelines and physical facilities are geographically located throughout a four county service area, in excess of 600 square miles.
Notable projects include: Raw Surface Water System Expansion, Surface Water Purification Plant Expansion, Wastewater Collection System rehabilitation, Neighborhood Pipeline Replacements, Security System Enhancements, Watershed Management and Source Water Production.
Resources and Client Services
Provides a variety of support, including operations support, budgeting, accounting and administrative services to Houston Public Works.
Northeast Water Plant Expansion
Area water providers have come together to finance a major expansion of the Northeast Water Purification Plant, providing fresh drinking water and meeting the mandate to reduce our areas dependence on groundwater.
Drinking Water Operations
Drinking Water Operations (DWO) Branch, ensures that approximately 2.2 million citizens receive high quality drinking water at sufficient pressure to meet their daily needs.
Water Conservation
Conserving water goes beyond saving money, it ensures clean water for generations to come. Houston Water’s Conservation team offers tools, programs, and resources to help customers conserve one of our most precious resources – water.
Regulatory Compliance
Ensures Houston's Drinking and Wastewater Systems operate in compliance with the requirements of local, state and federal regulations.
Wastewater Operations
Houston Water has 39 wastewater treatment plants that collect and treat an average of 250 million gallons of wastewater per day.
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
Under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), utilities must create an inventory of all the drinking water service lines in their system. The City of Houston (City) is doing an inventory of water service lines in all of its six water distribution systems. This inventory will identify the material of your water service line, including if it is made of lead.
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PUT GREASE IN ITS PLACE!
Protect Our Pipes
70% of sewer overflows in Houston are caused by clogs from fats, oils and grease poured down the drain and wipes flushed down toilets.
Consumer Confidence / Water Quality Report
The Consumer Confidence Rule requires public water suppliers that serve the same people year round (community water systems) to provide consumer confidence reports (CCR) to their customers.
