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Galena Park Isd

At a glance

Galena Park Isd (PWSID TX1013224) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Harris County, Texas. It reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1013224

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served60

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyHarris County

How does Galena Park Isd compare with other water systems in Harris County?

By EPA's size categories, Galena Park Isd is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Harris County has 1,246 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,849 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 6,041,784 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 Galena Park Isd 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 Galena Park Isd?

EPA lists Galena Park Isd as owned by a local government. 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. 508 of the 1,246 active systems in Harris County (41%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Galena Park Isd have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and October 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 required treatment not met, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2021-04-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2021-03-31	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/R · code 56	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2009-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-05-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	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.

Galena Park Isd: frequently asked questions

Who runs Galena Park Isd?

Galena Park Isd (PWSID TX1013224) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Galena Park Isd serve?

Galena Park Isd reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Harris County, Texas.

Where does Galena Park Isd 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 Galena Park Isd have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Galena Park Isd'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 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Galena Park Isd's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Galena Park Isd 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 Harris County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Houston	Harris	2,970,543	Community	Surface water
City of Pasadena	Harris	152,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Clear Lake City Water Authority	Harris	89,702	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Baytown	Harris	86,004	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Houston Ud 5 - Kingwood	Harris	80,073	Community	Groundwater
Harris County MUD 165	Harris	40,503	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, “Galena Park Isd, PWSID TX1013224, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/galena-park-isd-tx1013224 (data as of October 1, 2026).