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Golden Acres Water

At a glance

Golden Acres Water (PWSID TX1780019) is an active community water system in Nueces County, Texas. It reports serving 207 people through 69 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020.

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

Population served

207

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1780019

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served207

Service connections69

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyNueces County

How does Golden Acres Water compare with other water systems in Nueces County?

By EPA's size categories, Golden Acres Water is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Nueces County has 20 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 18,565 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 371,295 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 Golden Acres Water 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 1,192 Texas systems (17%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Golden Acres Water?

EPA lists Golden Acres 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. 9 of the 20 active systems in Nueces County (45%) are also privately owned.

Does Golden Acres Water have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2015 and December 2020. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2020-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-01-09	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-06-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2017-06-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-01-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2016-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2015-06-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Golden Acres Water: frequently asked questions

Who runs Golden Acres Water?

Golden Acres Water (PWSID TX1780019) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Golden Acres Water serve?

Golden Acres Water reports serving 207 people through 69 service connections in Nueces County, Texas.

Where does Golden Acres Water get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Golden Acres Water have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Golden Acres 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Golden Acres Water's water quality report?

As a community water system, Golden Acres Water 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 Nueces County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Corpus Christi	Nueces	318,387	Community	Surface water
Nueces County Wcid 4	Nueces	14,880	Community	Purchased surface water
Nueces County Wcid 3	Nueces	14,000	Community	Surface water
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station	Nueces	7,048	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Bishop	Nueces	3,186	Community	Purchased surface water
Nueces WSC	Nueces	3,165	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, “Golden Acres Water, PWSID TX1780019, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/golden-acres-water-tx1780019 (data as of October 1, 2026).