Public water system · TX0680195
ActiveGardendale Country Water
At a glance
Gardendale Country Water (PWSID TX0680195) is an active transient non-community water system in Ector County, Texas. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1992.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Gardendale Country Water compare with other water systems in Ector County?
By EPA's size categories, Gardendale Country Water is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ector County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,882 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 144,512 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 Gardendale Country Water is about 31% below 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 Gardendale Country Water?
EPA lists Gardendale Country Water 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. 17 of the 21 active systems in Ector County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Gardendale Country Water have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1992. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Gardendale Country Water: frequently asked questions
Who runs Gardendale Country Water?
Gardendale Country Water (PWSID TX0680195) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Gardendale Country Water serve?
Gardendale Country Water reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Ector County, Texas.
Where does Gardendale Country Water 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 Gardendale Country Water have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1992. 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 Gardendale Country Water'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1992. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Gardendale Country Water's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gardendale Country Water 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 Ector County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Odessa | Ector | 123,334 | Community | Surface water |
| Ector County Utility District | Ector | 15,300 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Greater Gardendale WSC | Ector | 3,477 | Community | Groundwater |
| Iron Horse Ranch Odessa Lodge | Ector | 501 | Transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Oxy Stratos Facility | Ector | 300 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| City of Goldsmith | Ector | 257 | Community | Purchased 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, “Gardendale Country Water, PWSID TX0680195, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/gardendale-country-water-tx0680195 (data as of October 1, 2026).