Public water system · TX2120008
ActiveCommunity Water Co Montgomery Garden
At a glance
Community Water Co Montgomery Garden (PWSID TX2120008) is an active community water system in Smith County, Texas. It reports serving 1,038 people through 346 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,038
Service connections
346
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Community Water Co Montgomery Garden compare with other water systems in Smith County?
By EPA's size categories, Community Water Co Montgomery Garden is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Smith County has 45 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,223 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 280,017 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 Community Water Co Montgomery Garden 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 1,192 Texas systems (17%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Community Water Co Montgomery Garden?
EPA lists Community Water Co Montgomery Garden 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. 22 of the 45 active systems in Smith County (49%) are also privately owned.
Does Community Water Co Montgomery Garden have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and May 2025. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (2 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Community Water Co Montgomery Garden: frequently asked questions
Who runs Community Water Co Montgomery Garden?
Community Water Co Montgomery Garden (PWSID TX2120008) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Community Water Co Montgomery Garden serve?
Community Water Co Montgomery Garden reports serving 1,038 people through 346 service connections in Smith County, Texas.
Where does Community Water Co Montgomery Garden get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Community Water Co Montgomery Garden have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Community Water Co Montgomery Garden'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 7 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Community Water Co Montgomery Garden's water quality report?
As a community water system, Community Water Co Montgomery Garden 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 Smith County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tyler | Smith | 107,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Southern Utilities | Smith | 69,735 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lindale Rural WSC | Smith | 14,781 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Whitehouse | Smith | 9,571 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Walnut Grove WSC | Smith | 8,775 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Lindale | Smith | 6,313 | 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, “Community Water Co Montgomery Garden, PWSID TX2120008, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/community-water-co-montgomery-garden-tx2120008 (data as of October 1, 2026).