Public water system · TX0530018
ActiveEscondido Draw Recreation Area
At a glance
Escondido Draw Recreation Area (PWSID TX0530018) is an active transient non-community water system in Crockett County, Texas. It reports serving 70 people through 38 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
38
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Escondido Draw Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Crockett County?
By EPA's size categories, Escondido Draw Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Crockett County has 2 active public water systems, and Escondido Draw Recreation Area is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,935 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 3,870 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 Escondido Draw Recreation Area is about half of 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 Escondido Draw Recreation Area?
EPA lists Escondido Draw Recreation Area 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. 1 of the 2 active systems in Crockett County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Escondido Draw Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and February 2024. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Escondido Draw Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Escondido Draw Recreation Area?
Escondido Draw Recreation Area (PWSID TX0530018) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Escondido Draw Recreation Area serve?
Escondido Draw Recreation Area reports serving 70 people through 38 service connections in Crockett County, Texas.
Where does Escondido Draw Recreation Area 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 Escondido Draw Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. 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 Escondido Draw Recreation Area'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Escondido Draw Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Escondido Draw Recreation Area 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 Crockett County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crockett County Wcid 1 Ozona | Crockett | 3,800 | 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, “Escondido Draw Recreation Area, PWSID TX0530018, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/escondido-draw-recreation-area-tx0530018 (data as of October 1, 2026).