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Community Water System · PWS TX2360025

Deep River Plantation

New Waverly, Texas 77358-0279 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 195 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

195
People served
196
EPA violations
107
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 196 drinking-water violations at Deep River Plantation, 55% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

196
Total EPA violations on record
55%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
195
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Deep River Plantation

Deep River Plantation is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 195 residents in New Waverly, Texas (Walker County) through 45 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 196 total violations for this system , of which 107 (55%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 29 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 107 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%).

Deep River Plantation's 196 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
195
Total Violations
196
Health-Based Violations
107
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
45
County
Walker
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
107
Monitoring Violations
29
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 107 2020
Public Notice Other 22 2020
TTHM MR 20 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2015
Chlorine MR 3 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2006
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2015

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 Deep River Plantation.

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 TX2360025 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 Deep River Plantation 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
2020 TTHM MCL 107 SDWIS / TX2360025 / 2950
2020 Public Notice Other 22 SDWIS / TX2360025 / 7500
2019 TTHM MR 20 SDWIS / TX2360025 / 2950
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / TX2360025 / 2456
2015 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / TX2360025 / 5000
2008 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / TX2360025 / 0999
2006 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / TX2360025 / 7000

How Deep River Plantation Compares

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

Metric Deep River Plantation Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 196 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 107 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 195 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 Deep River Plantation water safe to drink? ▼
Deep River Plantation (PWS ID: TX2360025) has 196 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 195 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Deep River Plantation serve? ▼
Deep River Plantation serves 195 people in New Waverly, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 45 service connections.
What type of violations does Deep River Plantation have? ▼
Deep River Plantation has 196 total violations: 107 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 29 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Deep River Plantation water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Deep River Plantation under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Deep River Plantation use? ▼
Deep River Plantation 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.