Public water system · TX0360122
ActiveBarrow Ranch
At a glance
Barrow Ranch (PWSID TX0360122) is an active community water system in Chambers County, Texas. It reports serving 774 people through 258 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
774
Service connections
258
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Barrow Ranch compare with other water systems in Chambers County?
By EPA's size categories, Barrow Ranch is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Chambers County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is about 24% below the county average of 1,019 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 56,029 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Barrow Ranch is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Texas has 4,594 active community water systems, 65% of the state's 7,078 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 5,215 Texas systems (74%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Barrow Ranch?
EPA lists Barrow Ranch 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. 38 of the 55 active systems in Chambers County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Barrow Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between July 2010 and January 2018. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Asbestoscode 1094 | No | Archived |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Barrow Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Barrow Ranch?
Barrow Ranch (PWSID TX0360122) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Barrow Ranch serve?
Barrow Ranch reports serving 774 people through 258 service connections in Chambers County, Texas.
Where does Barrow Ranch get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Barrow Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Barrow Ranch'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Barrow Ranch's water quality report?
As a community water system, Barrow Ranch must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Chambers County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Mont Belvieu | Chambers | 12,864 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tbcd Winnie Stowell | Chambers | 8,397 | Community | Surface water |
| Gray Utility Service | Chambers | 8,004 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tbcd West Treatment Plant | Chambers | 7,695 | Community | Surface water |
| Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement Di | Chambers | 2,500 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Chambers County MUD 1 | Chambers | 2,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Barrow Ranch, PWSID TX0360122, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/barrow-ranch-tx0360122 (data as of October 1, 2026).