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Emerson Estates

At a glance

Emerson Estates (PWSID TX1700683) is an active community water system in Montgomery County, Texas. It reports serving 1,974 people through 658 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,974

Service connections

658

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1700683

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,974

Service connections658

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyMontgomery County

How does Emerson Estates compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?

By EPA's size categories, Emerson Estates is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Montgomery County has 438 active public water systems. Its population served is about 11% above the county average of 1,784 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 781,236 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 Emerson Estates 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. 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 Emerson Estates?

EPA lists Emerson Estates 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. 281 of the 438 active systems in Montgomery County (64%) are also privately owned.

Does Emerson Estates have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between April 2006 and July 2020. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 2 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
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2015-10-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2014-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Unaddressed
2012-12-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2012-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2006-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Emerson Estates: frequently asked questions

Who runs Emerson Estates?

Emerson Estates (PWSID TX1700683) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Emerson Estates serve?

Emerson Estates reports serving 1,974 people through 658 service connections in Montgomery County, Texas.

Where does Emerson Estates 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 Emerson Estates have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Emerson Estates' 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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Emerson Estates' water quality report?

As a community water system, Emerson Estates 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 Montgomery County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Conroe	Montgomery	113,912	Community	Purchased surface water
Porter Special Utility District	Montgomery	26,388	Community	Groundwater
Montgomery Trace Water System	Montgomery	25,917	Community	Purchased surface water
Montgomery County MUD 46	Montgomery	24,399	Community	Purchased surface water
Montgomery County MUD 47	Montgomery	24,171	Community	Purchased surface water
Montgomery County MUD 67	Montgomery	16,821	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, “Emerson Estates, PWSID TX1700683, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/emerson-estates-tx1700683 (data as of October 1, 2026).