Texas Water Development Board

Texas water loss

2,706 systems, 9,744 filed years. Every filing checked against its own arithmetic and priced from the utility's own reported rates.

Median loss, FY2024
17.9%
Half of Texas's systems are above this. The 90th percentile is 44.0%.
Over the standard every year
0
See the list.
Too unstable to act on
335
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Largest annual recoverable amounts

Ranked by revenue recoverable inside a budget year, not by loss percentage — a small percentage on a large system is worth more than a large percentage on a small one.

SystemCountyConnectionsLossRecoverable/yrBalance
JasperJASPER4,60330.1%$1,945,839Mclosed
Midland Water Purification PlantMIDLAND65,00014.1%$3,671Mclosed
Little ElmDENTON13,1759.4%$1,208Mclosed
Texarkana WaterBOWIE37,45435.1%$1,036Mclosed
Big SpringHOWARD10,82815.7%$732.7Mclosed
Fayette Water Supply Corp WestFAYETTE2,27541.8%$637.5Mclosed
Fort Bend County MUD 151FORT BEND3,39116.6%$360.5Mclosed
Harris County MUD 26HARRIS5,83326.8%$294.8Mclosed
Fayette Water Supply Corp EastFAYETTE70650.6%$250.1Mclosed
Nueces County WCID 4NUECES5,39116.2%$203.9Mclosed
PrincetonCOLLIN13,62115.4%$200.5Mclosed
GrapelandHOUSTON73654.1%$197.4Mclosed
KaufmanKAUFMAN2,51828.8%$179.5Mclosed
SabinalUVALDE7509.1%$175.1Mclosed
ClarksvilleRED RIVER1,33396.3%$173.2Mclosed
CrowleyTARRANT7,41020.6%$137Mclosed
Van AlstyneGRAYSON3,26217.5%$119.8Mclosed
NorthlakeDENTON8,0159.0%$109.3Mclosed
Shady Grove SUDHUNT1,11036.3%$102.5Mclosed
DumasMOORE5,4258.2%$88.3Mclosed
San AntonioBEXAR691,56422.2%$79.6Mclosed
Langham Creek Utility DistrictHARRIS3,33711.1%$66.8Mclosed
Stratford MunicipalSHERMAN91318.0%$56.6Mclosed
WellsCHEROKEE38546.6%$34.3Mclosed
Rio Grande CitySTARR6,43010.4%$33.6Mclosed
FairviewCOLLIN3,99613.4%$33Mclosed
Harlingen Water WorksCAMERON31,22115.9%$31.4Mclosed
Cougar CountryJASPER10522.5%$31.2Mclosed
Sand Hills Water Supply CorpSHELBY54445.2%$27.2Mclosed
Southern Montgomery County MUDMONTGOMERY5,0675.6%$25.6Mclosed
Three Community Water Supply CorpHENDERSON36227.3%$25.2Mclosed
MabankKAUFMAN5,91910.2%$23.9Mclosed
Harris County MUD 449HARRIS2,4697.7%$22Mclosed
MarionGUADALUPE65910.8%$19.5Mclosed
El Paso Water Utilities Public Service BEL PASO226,3669.8%$18Mclosed
SealyAUSTIN3,97012.5%$17.2Mclosed
LancasterDALLAS15,65041.2%$16.9Mclosed
TroyBELL1,55342.3%$15.8Mclosed
LexingtonLEE8839.0%$15.4Mclosed
Oak Ridge NorthMONTGOMERY1,18238.7%$14.1Mclosed
PlanoCOLLIN87,20518.7%$14Mclosed
Dallas WaterDALLAS341,94119.7%$12.7Mclosed
Fort Bend County MUD 142FORT BEND4,0166.1%$12Mclosed
North Kaufman Water Supply CorpKAUFMAN1,14936.2%$11.7Mclosed
Grand PrairieDALLAS88,29125.0%$11.5Mclosed
HoustonHARRIS1,035,38930.1%$11.1Mclosed
Fort WorthTARRANT323,36815.9%$10.9Mclosed
AustinTRAVIS255,04919.8%$10.7Mclosed
Westminster SUDCOLLIN80752.3%$9.71Mclosed
GarlandDALLAS116,56319.2%$9.26Mclosed
Paxton Water Supply CorpSHELBY33613.9%$9.22Mclosed
Fruitvale Water Supply CorpVAN ZANDT1,25026.9%$8.58Mclosed
MesquiteDALLAS45,02639.4%$7.98Mclosed
Corpus ChristiNUECES119,33810.0%$7.96Mclosed
ArlingtonTARRANT114,63212.1%$7.63Mclosed
LufkinANGELINA18,54112.7%$7.62Mclosed
Marathon Water Supply & Sewer ServiceBREWSTER40541.1%$6.9Mclosed
RichardsonDALLAS34,83517.7%$6.74Mclosed
Bethany SUDJOHNSON1,5113.8%$6.6Mclosed
TylerSMITH44,62913.9%$6.41Mclosed
FloresvilleWILSON3,09426.4%$5.44Mclosed
Port ArthurJEFFERSON22,69724.7%$4.82Mclosed
Lubbock PublicLUBBOCK100,1457.6%$4.7Mclosed
McKinneyCOLLIN80,02414.5%$4.46Mclosed
Northwest Park MUDHARRIS6,34424.3%$4.29Mclosed
FriscoCOLLIN68,7369.9%$3.83Mclosed
Eagle PassMAVERICK21,11414.9%$3.76Mclosed
BaytownHARRIS37,20512.5%$3.47Mclosed
GeorgetownWILLIAMSON81,47211.3%$3.26Mclosed
KilleenBELL55,91126.1%$3.08Mclosed
AllenCOLLIN33,79514.7%$2.98Mclosed
LewisvilleDENTON30,31317.8%$2.98Mclosed
North Runnels Water Supply CorpRUNNELS1,07428.8%$2.95Mclosed
ShermanGRAYSON25,15921.0%$2.79Mclosed
RockwallROCKWALL18,39720.2%$2.76Mclosed
LeanderWILLIAMSON32,07725.3%$2.63Mclosed
Amarillo MunicipalPOTTER79,39912.4%$2.58Mclosed
New BraunfelsCOMAL41,41914.0%$2.36Mclosed
East MontanaEL PASO3,05758.5%$2.35Mclosed
LaredoWEBB89,24313.5%$2.33Mclosed
Sugar LandFORT BEND30,70914.5%$2.3Mclosed
PearlandBRAZORIA46,57220.1%$2.23Mclosed
BellaireHARRIS7,45112.1%$2.21Mclosed
Paxton Water Supply Corp Jackson PlantSHELBY30818.7%$2.13Mclosed
PasadenaHARRIS36,16214.0%$2.12Mclosed
SouthernSMITH22,60340.1%$2.03Mclosed
DuncanvilleDALLAS12,80529.4%$1.99Mclosed
The ColonyDENTON17,56715.7%$1.95Mclosed
Fort Bend County MUD 146FORT BEND2,11739.3%$1.92Mclosed
AthensHENDERSON5,59839.5%$1.91Mclosed
ForneyKAUFMAN8,98322.8%$1.87Mclosed
MelissaCOLLIN8,60718.2%$1.85Mclosed
MarlinFALLS2,18366.4%$1.8Mclosed
Beaumont WaterJEFFERSON39,98538.5%$1.78Mclosed
NacogdochesNACOGDOCHES20,00021.9%$1.78Mclosed
Fort StocktonPECOS4,42730.6%$1.77Mclosed
AbileneTAYLOR47,81927.6%$1.72Mclosed
HuntsvilleWALKER22,18210.8%$1.71Mclosed
HendersonRUSK5,84811.8%$1.7Mclosed
IrvingDALLAS110,33810.8%$1.68Mclosed

Reported figures too unstable to act on

335 systems whose figure moves more than three quarters of Texas's do. Real losses do not change that fast, so these describe measurement rather than water. The more useful of the two lists: a chronically high system knows it has a problem, an unstable one usually believes its own number.

SystemCountyLatestSwingAvg/yr
NomeJEFFERSON58.5%80.46188529194052→4.541824433317292% FY202151 pts
The Colony MUD 1aBASTROP16.2%78.7844430900294→3.6670587687192184% FY202343.8 pts
Northgate Crossing MUD 2HARRIS10.8%85.05160811468447→6.262262690099932% FY202241.6 pts
De LeonCOMANCHE29.4%79.27581793612597→22.367951742094323% FY202238.5 pts
Eula Water Supply CorpCALLAHAN3.1%68.76494611707369→3.1005102970658016% FY202437.5 pts
Montgomery County MUD 36MONTGOMERY5.8%4.219977206151163→52.256655933654685% FY202336.5 pts
LearyBOWIE18.7%10.120767978419693→67.07670306695816% FY202036.5 pts
Stryker Lake Water Supply CorpCHEROKEE23.0%62.28137705157947→22.972495234905157% FY202334.6 pts
CantonVAN ZANDT40.2%7.441589990017938→40.22256263341792% FY201931.5 pts
GarrisonNACOGDOCHES31.6%20.074103395647395→58.428684933805485% FY202231.2 pts
Memorial Point Utilities DistrictPOLK71.2%1.9900009342562512→71.15604151811111% FY202430.9 pts
Grantwoods Water Supply CorporationHARRIS6.2%37.937789056651816→6.233241202920673% FY202430.3 pts
MoultonLAVACA24.7%14.89665010301781→53.143019094595545% FY201928.8 pts
Lake Livingston Big Thicket Lake 2LIBERTY42.3%75.74278451929057→42.30301775262933% FY202428.5 pts
Copano Ridge SubARANSAS56.2%5.395451517464067→56.22950183466692% FY202027.7 pts
Rio HondoCAMERON29.0%46.113130542229975→10.898660072005333% FY202326.7 pts
White River MWDCROSBY40.4%19.95712248191333→56.53131409158725% FY201826.4 pts
Blue RidgeCOLLIN35.2%8.912917172289315→35.19412834893854% FY201925.8 pts
RobyFISHER23.5%10.850534138588253→54.13074384455694% FY202325.6 pts
New BostonBOWIE28.3%62.44373321932844→19.838974984372935% FY201925.5 pts
PoteetATASCOSA11.2%45.97351678800121→11.183057481700807% FY202425 pts
Crowley 1 Acre Sky CorpJOHNSON39.6%36.325758602056744→62.68259088870539% FY201924.7 pts
Gober MUDFANNIN36.2%47.78396969198761→18.601357056889952% FY202024.4 pts
Bridge CityORANGE18.7%13.063764164883656→47.7814634943446% FY201824.4 pts
SunilandingsCALHOUN11.1%59.39733166981929→18.89530868460646% FY201924.2 pts
EvantCORYELL44.3%27.798222992821664→62.81648441864305% FY202024.2 pts
Rra Foard CountyFOARD4.9%53.03945590186906→24.526118125629655% FY201624.1 pts
Leigh Water Supply Corp-ruralHARRISON48.5%18.822363815533357→48.51523604157993% FY202423.9 pts
East MontanaEL PASO58.5%15.629061138125513→58.54807493798314% FY202323.4 pts
Cockrell HillDALLAS26.0%67.81516545111629→25.978048808288158% FY202023.3 pts
PaducahCOTTLE48.9%7.754325316596113→44.25992314938431% FY202023.3 pts
Markum Ranch EstatesTARRANT26.7%30.310791174473668→5.358900886398983% FY201923.1 pts
BlancoBLANCO22.1%11.59152815305614→40.96132407169197% FY202223.1 pts
Longhorn ValleyPOLK42.4%32.5291628828202→60.419665244166964% FY201922.9 pts
Rra NewlinHALL5.7%39.53020160941609→5.6548806566504375% FY202022.7 pts
LamesaDAWSON5.3%29.846520757535238→5.306923781684912% FY202422.6 pts
Matagorda Dunes SubMATAGORDA69.6%9.757561907927537→63.36359313060086% FY202022.5 pts
Paint RockCONCHO59.6%27.2596438398837→70.08201757093234% FY202122.2 pts
BuckholtsMILAM16.4%59.02005563604242→16.35653994970376% FY202122 pts
MelvinMCCULLOCH3.0%54.69214320681572→3.046197570502179% FY202421.8 pts
Lakeside WCID 2-dTRAVIS3.1%53.97028633949324→2.9295794390719316% FY202121.4 pts
Chatt Water Supply CorpHILL47.1%10.239922393355291→78.52041016044654% FY201821.2 pts
Rra Greenbelt Lake LotsDONLEY29.4%62.91355915181842→29.362725327687038% FY202021 pts
Northwest Forest MUDJEFFERSON14.4%55.911744550328265→14.752024654691212% FY201620.8 pts
Dodd CityFANNIN3.0%43.50067208986709→2.9775007961868094% FY202420.4 pts
Lcra TowLLANO5.1%58.135856595815525→5.054388054106932% FY202320.3 pts
Enchanted River EstatesBANDERA28.9%69.467155342543→45.72411685587005% FY201920.3 pts
Bridge City Waterwood EstatesORANGE13.2%20.305955199417227→63.38318720990201% FY201820.1 pts
Rolling Fork PUDHARRIS48.2%8.530633533506608→48.15619735826889% FY202419.8 pts
MarquezLEON3.9%36.83503564803433→3.9352520352545954% FY202119.7 pts
Sun Water Supply CorpTAYLOR56.5%20.54784660134311→56.52585417202944% FY202419.6 pts
Woodbranch VillageMONTGOMERY7.6%66.00893900472455→8.48984572691176% FY201819.6 pts
Johnson CityBLANCO45.0%8.803583612331787→62.58559602417926% FY202119.5 pts
NewtonNEWTON58.5%23.723337635965866→60.055920423641275% FY202119.5 pts
Lake Livingston New River Lake EstatesLIBERTY65.2%71.58118006227762→29.316413586706997% FY201619.5 pts
Goliad County Water Supply Corp - Berclair Water SysteGOLIAD33.2%3.0658167575455→33.207842418895694% FY202319.4 pts
DaingerfieldMORRIS39.7%23.973899474619046→61.04640546506867% FY201619.2 pts
BangsBROWN38.7%6.336829693307138→38.650630601137614% FY202419.1 pts
RieselMCLENNAN7.4%6.500727715567185→37.773503538194866% FY202019 pts
Elmo Water Supply CorpKAUFMAN16.2%39.77399747134575→8.981246586849993% FY202219 pts
Harris County WCID 91HARRIS37.4%3.6885634652232118→37.39325261751907% FY202419 pts
EdcouchHIDALGO24.0%4.483025150495599→33.17176190323594% FY201918.9 pts
Angus Water Supply CorpNAVARRO60.6%36.434911740527056→60.59026267051094% FY202018.8 pts
Lake Waterwheel EstatesSAN JACINTO34.4%4.075248600004396→34.36207122806159% FY202018.8 pts
Mitchell CountyMITCHELL45.1%15.603018246951622→45.08303961063034% FY202318.7 pts
Bavarian HillsBEXAR51.4%75.86235265126804→51.41884544627345% FY202018.7 pts
Brookshire MWDWALLER37.6%3.8405592190090667→39.36393638061101% FY202118.7 pts
Montgomery County UD 2MONTGOMERY5.0%25.56924204502761→4.970683144167214% FY202418.6 pts
ManorTRAVIS19.5%38.93743393671755→19.53750737381145% FY202218.6 pts
Aransas County MUD 1ARANSAS2.5%25.892150276114172→2.475479462263625% FY202418.3 pts
Lefors MunicipalGRAY13.8%50.41322314049588→29.35866775561289% FY202118.3 pts
Butler Water Supply CorpFREESTONE41.1%35.89036041915891→56.763508588296915% FY201718.3 pts
ByersCLAY42.5%44.97611462672182→21.84628167843789% FY201818.1 pts
North Runnels Water Supply CorpRUNNELS28.8%60.851455812055036→28.802473806942192% FY202418 pts
TeagueFREESTONE40.2%10.302124673453743→48.06857133995287% FY202118 pts
Western Trails SubHARRIS8.2%7.399695043695104→25.660485528117444% FY201917.9 pts
Military Hwy Water Supply Corp Del Mar HeightsCAMERON18.6%20.29730408623352→46.45706505945608% FY202217.8 pts
RaywoodLIBERTY37.1%72.54209196655607→54.086424337277116% FY201917.7 pts
Gbra Johnson Ranch SubCOMAL19.1%5.2580111328418875→29.842399181548316% FY202017.7 pts
Fort Bend County MUD 146FORT BEND39.3%7.642083649748983→39.25277455650698% FY202217.6 pts
Tower TerraceCHAMBERS14.3%39.99528910691842→14.263576704539274% FY202017.6 pts
Palm ValleyCAMERON48.5%18.600871429559447→48.53798776370444% FY202017.6 pts
Greenwood Utility DistrictHARRIS8.6%51.23759806611399→12.286435643845143% FY202317.6 pts
Tom Green County FWSD 2 ChristovalTOM GREEN4.2%33.658716410915034→4.301703630716072% FY201917.5 pts
North Hamilton Hill Water Supply CorpROBERTSON7.1%32.296015180265655→7.091043319321246% FY202017.4 pts
Harris County MUD 216HARRIS18.0%25.328182521830495→4.310219856248212% FY202017.4 pts
Fashing PeggyATASCOSA54.7%59.69880170766507→24.22553119452406% FY202217.3 pts
WillisMONTGOMERY22.0%5.764969186466255→29.178340551601494% FY202117.2 pts
Price Water Supply CorpRUSK17.8%6.98116320264299→55.508353314776706% FY202317.1 pts
AlleytonCOLORADO43.1%12.325764024963295→44.81371753358997% FY202017 pts
TaftSAN PATRICIO57.6%5.487848424505451→57.61081192958189% FY202316.8 pts
Kelly Lane WCID 1TRAVIS3.3%34.70429842553272→2.2046861860729945% FY202116.8 pts
WeinertHASKELL53.1%21.611251666276942→53.12298332843775% FY202316.8 pts
Channel OaksBURNET22.4%48.406270014576414→22.433484855890647% FY202016.8 pts
NewarkWISE38.7%12.220420031835133→38.662688% FY202416.7 pts
MadisonvilleMADISON18.5%7.903783532727342→38.37724983054667% FY201916.7 pts
Chappell Hill Water Supply CorpWASHINGTON42.2%35.04577179483961→55.32396170857614% FY201816.7 pts
Benbrook HillsTARRANT42.5%9.22897196261683→32.85859613428281% FY201916.6 pts
Gum Creek Water Supply CorpCHEROKEE21.4%41.179822845575856→17.280086013814152% FY201916.6 pts
Westwood Shores MUDTRINITY37.4%17.800510295521647→37.400654121310566% FY202416.5 pts

Every Texas system

By county

Source: Texas Water Development Board, as filed by each utility. States differ in what they publish, so these pages differ in what they can show: TWDB publishes component volumes and each utility's own water rates, so every figure here carries a balance check and a dollar amount. Report a correction.