Public water system · TX0200493
ActiveEquistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou
At a glance
Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou (PWSID TX0200493) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Brazoria County, Texas. It reports serving 60 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou compare with other water systems in Brazoria County?
By EPA's size categories, Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Brazoria County has 309 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,277 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 394,490 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Texas has 862 active non-transient non-community water systems, 12% 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 Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou?
EPA lists Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou 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. 250 of the 309 active systems in Brazoria County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. The violations listed here began between October 2013 and April 2017. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou: frequently asked questions
Who runs Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou?
Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou (PWSID TX0200493) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou serve?
Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou reports serving 60 people through 20 service connections in Brazoria County, Texas.
Where does Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou 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 Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. 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 Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou is a non-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 Brazoria County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Pearland | Brazoria | 125,828 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Lake Jackson | Brazoria | 27,314 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Alvin | Brazoria | 26,244 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Angleton | Brazoria | 19,429 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Clute | Brazoria | 10,604 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Freeport | Brazoria | 10,594 | 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, “Equistar Polymer Chocolate Bayou, PWSID TX0200493, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/equistar-polymer-chocolate-bayou-tx0200493 (data as of October 1, 2026).