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Coliform and microbial samples
MS0290004 , Houston-Palestine Water Assoc
5 of 763 results on record were positive for coliform or another organism the agency tests for. The most recent was April 10, 2025.
They fall across 5 of the 576 samples on record.
Every sample on record, October 14, 2003 to August 3, 2026. These figures cover the whole record; the list of samples further down is narrowed.
The most recent samples
Showing samples collected between September 26, 2024 and September 26, 2026. That is this page’s default, not a limit on what the agency records.
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The list below shows 46–48 of 48 samples in this date range, newest first.
Routine (3).
| Result | Organism |
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| Absence , sample collected Dec 2, 2024 11:35, sampling point TC0021 | Coliform (TCR) |
| Absence , sample collected Dec 2, 2024 11:35, sampling point TC0021 | E. Coli |
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| Absence , sample collected Oct 8, 2024 11:05, sampling point TC0017 | Coliform (TCR) |
| Absence , sample collected Oct 8, 2024 11:05, sampling point TC0017 | E. Coli |
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| Absence , sample collected Oct 8, 2024 11:35, sampling point TC0021 | Coliform (TCR) |
| Absence , sample collected Oct 8, 2024 11:35, sampling point TC0021 | E. Coli |
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- Collected
- Dec 2, 2024 11:35
- Sampling point
- TC0021 Outside Faucet
- Sample type
- Routine
- Lab sample
- BACT-220111-1360
- Laboratory
- MSDH Lab
- Monitoring period
- Dec 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
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- Result
- Absence
- Organism
- Coliform (TCR)
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- Result
- Absence
- Organism
- E. Coli
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- Collected
- Oct 8, 2024 11:05
- Sampling point
- TC0017 Outside Faucet
- Sample type
- Routine
- Lab sample
- BACT-220111-1353
- Laboratory
- MSDH Lab
- Monitoring period
- Oct 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2024
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- Result
- Absence
- Organism
- Coliform (TCR)
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- Result
- Absence
- Organism
- E. Coli
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- Collected
- Oct 8, 2024 11:35
- Sampling point
- TC0021 Outside Faucet
- Sample type
- Routine
- Lab sample
- BACT-220111-1354
- Laboratory
- MSDH Lab
- Monitoring period
- Oct 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2024
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- Result
- Absence
- Organism
- Coliform (TCR)
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- Result
- Absence
- Organism
- E. Coli