Public water system · TX1690026
ActiveCharis Hills Camp
At a glance
Charis Hills Camp (PWSID TX1690026) is an active transient non-community water system in Montague County, Texas. It reports serving 70 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
18
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Charis Hills Camp compare with other water systems in Montague County?
By EPA's size categories, Charis Hills Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montague County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 953 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 14,299 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Charis Hills Camp is about half of that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Texas has 1,622 active transient non-community water systems, 23% 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 Charis Hills Camp?
EPA lists Charis Hills Camp 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. 7 of the 15 active systems in Montague County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Charis Hills Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between October 2010 and March 2026. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-27 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-12 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Charis Hills Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Charis Hills Camp?
Charis Hills Camp (PWSID TX1690026) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Charis Hills Camp serve?
Charis Hills Camp reports serving 70 people through 18 service connections in Montague County, Texas.
Where does Charis Hills Camp 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 Charis Hills Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Charis Hills Camp'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Charis Hills Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Charis Hills Camp is a 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 Montague County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bowie | Montague | 5,534 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Nocona | Montague | 3,170 | Community | Surface water |
| Star Travel Center | Montague | 1,081 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| City of Saint Jo | Montague | 881 | Community | Groundwater |
| Amon G Carter Lake WSC | Montague | 750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Nocona Hills WSC | Montague | 600 | 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, “Charis Hills Camp, PWSID TX1690026, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/charis-hills-camp-tx1690026 (data as of October 1, 2026).