Public water system · TX0450078
ActiveCattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction
At a glance
Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction (PWSID TX0450078) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Colorado County, Texas. It reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction compare with other water systems in Colorado County?
By EPA's size categories, Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Colorado County has 43 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 416 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 17,897 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Texas has 862 active non-transient non-community water systems, 12% 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 Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction?
EPA lists Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction 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. 32 of the 43 active systems in Colorado County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and March 2024. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (5 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-02-20 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction?
Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction (PWSID TX0450078) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction serve?
Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections in Colorado County, Texas.
Where does Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction 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 Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. 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 Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction is a non-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 Colorado County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Eagle Lake | Colorado | 3,837 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Columbus | Colorado | 3,739 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Weimar | Colorado | 2,226 | Community | Groundwater |
| Glidden Fwsd 1 | Colorado | 855 | Community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Colorado County Sra | Colorado | 750 | Transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Lake Sheridan Estates | Colorado | 750 | 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, “Cattlemans Columbus Livestock Auction, PWSID TX0450078, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/cattlemans-columbus-livestock-auction-tx0450078 (data as of October 1, 2026).