Public water system · TX1360008
ActiveUnion Pacific Spofford Water Hauler
At a glance
Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler (PWSID TX1360008) is an active transient non-community water system in Kinney County, Nebraska. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler compare with other water systems in Kinney County?
By EPA's size categories, Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kinney County has 2 active public water systems, and Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 75 people per system, and accounts for 17% of the 150 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nebraska, the 1,226 active systems average 1,472 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Nebraska has 489 active transient non-community water systems, 40% of the state's 1,226 active systems. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 88 Nebraska systems (7.2%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler?
EPA lists Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 2 active systems in Kinney County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018. The violations listed here began between September 2018 and November 2018. By type: 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 violations in EPA's records, newest first. Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler: frequently asked questions
Who runs Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler?
Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler (PWSID TX1360008) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler serve?
Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Kinney County, Nebraska.
Where does Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Kinney County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Pacific Nava Car Cleaning Facility | Kinney | 125 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Union Pacific Spofford Water Hauler, PWSID TX1360008, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/union-pacific-spofford-water-hauler-tx1360008 (data as of October 1, 2026).