Public water system · TX0360044
ActiveCedar Bayou Electric Generating
At a glance
Cedar Bayou Electric Generating (PWSID TX0360044) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Chambers County, Texas. It reports serving 56 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
56
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cedar Bayou Electric Generating compare with other water systems in Chambers County?
By EPA's size categories, Cedar Bayou Electric Generating is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chambers County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,019 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Cedar Bayou Electric Generating 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 Cedar Bayou Electric Generating?
EPA lists Cedar Bayou Electric Generating 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 Cedar Bayou Electric Generating have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is E. coli. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Cedar Bayou Electric Generating: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cedar Bayou Electric Generating?
Cedar Bayou Electric Generating (PWSID TX0360044) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Cedar Bayou Electric Generating serve?
Cedar Bayou Electric Generating reports serving 56 people through 20 service connections in Chambers County, Texas.
Where does Cedar Bayou Electric Generating 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 Cedar Bayou Electric Generating have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. 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 Cedar Bayou Electric Generating'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cedar Bayou Electric Generating's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cedar Bayou Electric Generating 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 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, “Cedar Bayou Electric Generating, PWSID TX0360044, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/cedar-bayou-electric-generating-tx0360044 (data as of October 1, 2026).