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Cape Royale Utility District

At a glance

Cape Royale Utility District (PWSID TX2040005) is an active community water system in San Jacinto County, Texas. It reports serving 2,154 people through 786 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

2,154

Service connections

786

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2040005

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,154

Service connections786

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountySan Jacinto County

How does Cape Royale Utility District compare with other water systems in San Jacinto County?

By EPA's size categories, Cape Royale Utility District is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). San Jacinto County has 37 active public water systems. Its population served is about 141% above the county average of 895 people per system, and accounts for 6.5% of the 33,112 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 Cape Royale Utility District 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 Cape Royale Utility District?

EPA lists Cape Royale Utility District as owned by a local government. 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. 12 of the 37 active systems in San Jacinto County (32%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Cape Royale Utility District have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between March 2007 and July 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2025-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2022-03-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
2017-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2015-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2012-01-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-09-21	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Cape Royale Utility District: frequently asked questions

Who runs Cape Royale Utility District?

Cape Royale Utility District (PWSID TX2040005) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Cape Royale Utility District serve?

Cape Royale Utility District reports serving 2,154 people through 786 service connections in San Jacinto County, Texas.

Where does Cape Royale Utility District 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 Cape Royale Utility District have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Cape Royale Utility District'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 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Cape Royale Utility District's water quality report?

As a community water system, Cape Royale Utility District 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 San Jacinto County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
San Jacinto Sud	San Jacinto	3,993	Community	Groundwater
City of Shepherd	San Jacinto	3,411	Community	Groundwater
One Five O WSC	San Jacinto	3,094	Community	Groundwater
Dodge Oakhurst WSC 2	San Jacinto	2,500	Community	Groundwater
Mercy WSC	San Jacinto	2,458	Community	Groundwater
Holiday Villages of Livingston	San Jacinto	2,272	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, “Cape Royale Utility District, PWSID TX2040005, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/cape-royale-utility-district-tx2040005 (data as of October 1, 2026).