Public water system · TX1460001

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City of Cleveland

At a glance

City of Cleveland (PWSID TX1460001) is an active community water system in Liberty County, Texas. It reports serving 12,438 people through 4,053 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

12,438

Service connections

4,053

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1460001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served12,438

Service connections4,053

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyLiberty County

How does City of Cleveland compare with other water systems in Liberty County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Cleveland is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Liberty County has 91 active public water systems, and City of Cleveland is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 11 times the county average of 1,160 people per system, and accounts for 12% of the 105,523 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 City of Cleveland is about 86% above 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 City of Cleveland?

EPA lists City of Cleveland 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. 20 of the 91 active systems in Liberty County (22%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Cleveland 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 July 1992 and July 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2025-07-02	ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2023-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2013-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2012-07-05	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2003-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1992-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	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.

City of Cleveland: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Cleveland?

City of Cleveland (PWSID TX1460001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Cleveland serve?

City of Cleveland reports serving 12,438 people through 4,053 service connections in Liberty County, Texas.

Where does City of Cleveland 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 City of Cleveland 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 City of Cleveland'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 City of Cleveland's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Cleveland 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 Liberty County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Dayton	Liberty	15,393	Community	Groundwater
Santa Fe Utility	Liberty	8,265	Community	Groundwater
City of Liberty	Liberty	8,170	Community	Groundwater
Grand San Jacinto Water System	Liberty	6,174	Community	Groundwater
Hardin WSC	Liberty	6,132	Community	Groundwater
Tarkington Sud	Liberty	5,265	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, “City of Cleveland, PWSID TX1460001, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-cleveland-tx1460001 (data as of October 1, 2026).