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Community Water System · PWS TX2350042

Arenosa Creek Estates

Houston, Texas 77082-2624 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 75 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

75
People served
473
EPA violations
269
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 473 drinking-water violations at Arenosa Creek Estates, 57% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

473
Total EPA violations on record
57%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
75
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Arenosa Creek Estates

Arenosa Creek Estates is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 75 residents in Houston, Texas (Victoria County) through 33 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 473 total violations for this system , of which 269 (57%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 130 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 Combined Radium (-226 and -228), recorded in 137 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%).

Arenosa Creek Estates's 473 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
75
Total Violations
473
Health-Based Violations
269
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
33
County
Victoria
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
269
Monitoring Violations
130
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 137 2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 132 2014
Public Notice Other 64 2023
Chlorine MR 53 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 40 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 21 2012
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2022

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 Arenosa Creek Estates.

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 TX2350042 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 Arenosa Creek Estates 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 40 SDWIS / TX2350042 / 5000
2023 Public Notice Other 64 SDWIS / TX2350042 / 7500
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / TX2350042 / 8000
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / TX2350042 / 7000
2021 Chlorine MR 53 SDWIS / TX2350042 / 0999
2014 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 137 SDWIS / TX2350042 / 4010
2014 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 132 SDWIS / TX2350042 / 4000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 21 SDWIS / TX2350042 / 3100

How Arenosa Creek Estates Compares

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

Metric Arenosa Creek Estates Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 473 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 269 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 75 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 Arenosa Creek Estates water safe to drink? ▼
Arenosa Creek Estates (PWS ID: TX2350042) has 473 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 75 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Arenosa Creek Estates serve? ▼
Arenosa Creek Estates serves 75 people in Houston, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 33 service connections.
What type of violations does Arenosa Creek Estates have? ▼
Arenosa Creek Estates has 473 total violations: 269 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 130 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Arenosa Creek Estates water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Arenosa Creek Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Arenosa Creek Estates use? ▼
Arenosa Creek Estates 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.