Public water system · OH4900112
ActiveCanaan Community MHP
At a glance
Canaan Community MHP (PWSID OH4900112) is an active community water system in Madison County, Texas. It reports serving 420 people through 172 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
420
Service connections
172
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Canaan Community MHP compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Canaan Community MHP is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 8 active public water systems, and Canaan Community MHP is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,660 people per system, and accounts for 3.2% of the 13,280 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 Canaan Community MHP 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 Canaan Community MHP?
EPA lists Canaan Community MHP as privately owned. The OH state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 3 of the 8 active systems in Madison County (38%) are also privately owned.
Does Canaan Community MHP have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. The violations listed here began between March 1988 and April 2018. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1988-03-21 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Canaan Community MHP: frequently asked questions
Who runs Canaan Community MHP?
Canaan Community MHP (PWSID OH4900112) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Canaan Community MHP serve?
Canaan Community MHP reports serving 420 people through 172 service connections in Madison County, Texas.
Where does Canaan Community MHP 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 Canaan Community MHP have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Canaan Community MHP'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Canaan Community MHP's water quality report?
As a community water system, Canaan Community MHP 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Madisonville | Madison | 6,111 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tdcj Ferguson Unit | Madison | 3,043 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Zulch MUD | Madison | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| High Prairie Water Supply Corp | Madison | 1,494 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rustic Gardens Rv Park | Madison | 210 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| City of Midway | Madison | 173 | Community | 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, “Canaan Community MHP, PWSID OH4900112, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/canaan-community-mhp-oh4900112 (data as of October 1, 2026).