Public water system · TX0360085
ActiveGulf Coast Fractionators
At a glance
Gulf Coast Fractionators (PWSID TX0360085) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Chambers County, Texas. It reports serving 48 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
48
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Gulf Coast Fractionators compare with other water systems in Chambers County?
By EPA's size categories, Gulf Coast Fractionators is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chambers County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,019 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 56,029 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 Gulf Coast Fractionators 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 Gulf Coast Fractionators?
EPA lists Gulf Coast Fractionators 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. 38 of the 55 active systems in Chambers County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Gulf Coast Fractionators have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and July 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Chlorine, Lead and Copper Rule, Heptachlor and Atrazine. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlordanecode 2959 | No | 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.
Gulf Coast Fractionators: frequently asked questions
Who runs Gulf Coast Fractionators?
Gulf Coast Fractionators (PWSID TX0360085) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Gulf Coast Fractionators serve?
Gulf Coast Fractionators reports serving 48 people through 2 service connections in Chambers County, Texas.
Where does Gulf Coast Fractionators 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 Gulf Coast Fractionators have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Gulf Coast Fractionators' 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Gulf Coast Fractionators' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gulf Coast Fractionators 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 Chambers County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Mont Belvieu | Chambers | 12,864 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tbcd Winnie Stowell | Chambers | 8,397 | Community | Surface water |
| Gray Utility Service | Chambers | 8,004 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tbcd West Treatment Plant | Chambers | 7,695 | Community | Surface water |
| Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement Di | Chambers | 2,500 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Chambers County MUD 1 | Chambers | 2,500 | 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, “Gulf Coast Fractionators, PWSID TX0360085, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/gulf-coast-fractionators-tx0360085 (data as of October 1, 2026).