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Community Water System · PWS TX0200062

Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc

Freeport, Texas 77541-9695 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 141 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

141
People served
265
EPA violations
236
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 265 drinking-water violations at Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc, 89% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

265
Total EPA violations on record
89%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
141
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc

Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 141 residents in Freeport, Texas (Brazoria County) through 67 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 265 total violations for this system , of which 236 (89%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 19 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 219 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Texas, EPA tracks 7,351 public water systems serving 33,253,313 people, with 746,210 cumulative violations and 162,945 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 101.5 violations. Statewide, 610 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (53.2%).

Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc's 265 violations sit above the Texas average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
141
Total Violations
265
Health-Based Violations
236
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
67
County
Brazoria
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
236
Monitoring Violations
19
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 219 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 13 2005
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2023
Public Notice Other 7 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2015
TTHM MR 4 2021
Chlorine MR 4 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 2008

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID TX0200062 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Texas Drinking Water Authority

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc under EPA-delegated authority.

Open TX regulator portal

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 TTHM MCL 219 SDWIS / TX0200062 / 2950
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 SDWIS / TX0200062 / 5000
2023 Public Notice Other 7 SDWIS / TX0200062 / 7500
2021 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / TX0200062 / 2950
2021 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / TX0200062 / 0999
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / TX0200062 / 3100
2012 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / TX0200062 / 7000
2008 Coliform (TCR) MR 1 SDWIS / TX0200062 / 3100
2005 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 13 SDWIS / TX0200062 / 2456

How Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 265 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 236 22.2 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 53.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 141 4,524 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,351 regulated public water systems in Texas.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc water safe to drink? ▼
Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc (PWS ID: TX0200062) has 265 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 141 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc serve? ▼
Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc serves 141 people in Freeport, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 67 service connections.
What type of violations does Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc have? ▼
Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc has 265 total violations: 236 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 19 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc use? ▼
Turtle Cove Lot Owners Assoc uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.