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Community Water System · PWS TX1870149

Spring Creek Pure Utilities

Cypress, Texas 77429-7080 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 498 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

498
People served
373
EPA violations
306
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 373 drinking-water violations at Spring Creek Pure Utilities, 82% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

373
Total EPA violations on record
82%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
498
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Spring Creek Pure Utilities

Spring Creek Pure Utilities is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 498 residents in Cypress, Texas (Polk County) through 163 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 373 total violations for this system , of which 306 (82%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 25 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Arsenic, recorded in 306 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, 1,068 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (93.1%).

Spring Creek Pure Utilities's 373 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
498
Total Violations
373
Health-Based Violations
306
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
163
County
Polk
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
306
Monitoring Violations
25
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MCL 306 2025
Public Notice Other 39 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2024
Chlorine MR 5 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2005
Arsenic MR 2 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2012

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 Spring Creek Pure Utilities.

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 TX1870149 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 Spring Creek Pure Utilities 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
2025 Arsenic MCL 306 SDWIS / TX1870149 / 1005
2025 Public Notice Other 39 SDWIS / TX1870149 / 7500
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 SDWIS / TX1870149 / 5000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / TX1870149 / 8000
2017 Chlorine MR 5 SDWIS / TX1870149 / 0999
2012 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / TX1870149 / 7000
2008 Arsenic MR 2 SDWIS / TX1870149 / 1005
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / TX1870149 / 3100

How Spring Creek Pure Utilities Compares

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

Metric Spring Creek Pure Utilities Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 373 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 306 22.2 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 93.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 498 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 Spring Creek Pure Utilities water safe to drink? ▼
Spring Creek Pure Utilities (PWS ID: TX1870149) has 373 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 498 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Spring Creek Pure Utilities serve? ▼
Spring Creek Pure Utilities serves 498 people in Cypress, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 163 service connections.
What type of violations does Spring Creek Pure Utilities have? ▼
Spring Creek Pure Utilities has 373 total violations: 306 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 25 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Spring Creek Pure Utilities water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Spring Creek Pure Utilities under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Spring Creek Pure Utilities use? ▼
Spring Creek Pure Utilities 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.