Public water system · TX0620019
ActiveEl Shaddai Retreat Center
At a glance
El Shaddai Retreat Center (PWSID TX0620019) is an active transient non-community water system in DeWitt County, Texas. It reports serving 400 people through 8 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does El Shaddai Retreat Center compare with other water systems in DeWitt County?
By EPA's size categories, El Shaddai Retreat Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). DeWitt County has 10 active public water systems, and El Shaddai Retreat Center is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,917 people per system, and accounts for 2.1% of the 19,168 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 El Shaddai Retreat Center is about 178% above 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 El Shaddai Retreat Center?
EPA lists El Shaddai Retreat Center 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. 5 of the 10 active systems in DeWitt County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does El Shaddai Retreat Center have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. The violations listed here began between April 2003 and February 2026. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-03-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | 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.
El Shaddai Retreat Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs El Shaddai Retreat Center?
El Shaddai Retreat Center (PWSID TX0620019) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does El Shaddai Retreat Center serve?
El Shaddai Retreat Center reports serving 400 people through 8 service connections in DeWitt County, Texas.
Where does El Shaddai Retreat Center 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 El Shaddai Retreat Center have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 El Shaddai Retreat Center'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find El Shaddai Retreat Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. El Shaddai Retreat Center 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 DeWitt County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cuero | DeWitt | 9,807 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Yoakum | DeWitt | 5,814 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Yorktown | DeWitt | 1,871 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hochheim Prairie Hermann Sons Hall | DeWitt | 600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| City of Nordheim | DeWitt | 336 | Community | Groundwater |
| Meyersville School | DeWitt | 140 | Non-transient non-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, “El Shaddai Retreat Center, PWSID TX0620019, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/el-shaddai-retreat-center-tx0620019 (data as of October 1, 2026).