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Chambers County, Texas

Water Systems
56
Population Served
56,719
Total Violations
5,064
1,597 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

89.3%
Systems with Violations
90.4
Avg Violations per System
31.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
42 systems (75%)
SW
8 systems (14%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
80.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Chambers Texas water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (5) One or more violations (45)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
City of Mont Belvieu 12,864 48 Clean
Tbcd Winnie Stowell 8,397 74 Detected
Gray Utility Service 8,004 68 Clean
Tbcd West Treatment Plant 7,695 108 Detected
Chambers County MUD 1 2,500 3 Detected
Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement Di 2,500 2 -
City of Anahuac 2,296 143 -
Plantation on Cotton Bayou 1,557 39 -
Coles Crossing 1,521 107 -
Barrow Ranch 774 9 -
Tower Terrace 729 9 -
Woodland Acres Subdivision 643 282 -
Jsw Steel USA Plate Division 629 76 -
Old River Baptist Church 500 12 -
Houston East RV Resort 470 2 -
Ocean Mobile Home Park 347 52 -
Snappy Mart 4 300 56 -
Lost River RV Park 299 17 -
Cotton Bayou Park 270 423 -
Dollar General Baytown 250 0 -
Chambers County Improvement District 2 250 4 -
Bayridge Subdivision Water System 234 136 -
River Oaks Subdivision 234 148 -
Chambers County MUD 3 234 0 -
Lost Lakes 217 58 -
3180 Convenience Store & Gas 200 4 -
Enterprise Products Operating 200 14 -
Chambers County New Cove Building 184 4 -
Hackberry Creek Subdivision 176 263 -
Olsen Estates Water System 174 191 -
Beach City RV Park Water System 168 53 -
Oaks at Houston Point 165 214 -
Sat a Star Gas 150 6 -
West Frac PWS 143 43 -
Timber Ridge Section 2 141 238 -
Bay Place Subdivision The 132 38 -
Greenbriar Estates 129 17 -
Chambers County Old River Building 100 6 -
Shell Truck Stop 100 0 -
Trinity Cove Subdivision 96 82 -
Carriage Trail Subdivision 96 59 -
Vista Utilities 90 1,594 -
Eagles Landing 90 0 -
Chambers County Improvement District 3 60 0 -
Hunters Cove Sub South 57 100 -
Cedar Bayou Electric Generating 56 9 -
West Texas Drum Company 50 22 -
Gulf Coast Fractionators 48 82 -
Enterprise Products Laboratory 40 4 -
Chambers County Beach City Building 25 12 -

Other Counties in Texas

Harris County
1,292 systems · 6,016,117 served · 78,495 violations
Dallas County
37 systems · 3,180,170 served · 2,618 violations
Bexar County
82 systems · 2,376,579 served · 13,955 violations
Tarrant County
113 systems · 2,099,244 served · 10,564 violations
Travis County
138 systems · 1,547,700 served · 7,557 violations
Collin County
35 systems · 1,246,210 served · 1,149 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Chambers County? ▼
Chambers County has 5,064 total drinking water violations across 56 water systems, of which 1,597 are health-based violations. 89.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Chambers County systems? ▼
Water systems in Chambers County serve approximately 56,719 people through 56 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Chambers County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Chambers County, 4 had PFAS detected (80.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Chambers County? ▼
Water systems in Chambers County use GW (42 systems), SW (8 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 31.5% of Chambers County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.