Public water system · TX1012932

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Handi Stop 89

At a glance

Handi Stop 89 (PWSID TX1012932) is an active transient non-community water system in Harris County, Texas. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015.

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

Population served

200

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1012932

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served200

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyHarris County

How does Handi Stop 89 compare with other water systems in Harris County?

By EPA's size categories, Handi Stop 89 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Handi Stop 89 is about 39% above 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 Handi Stop 89?

EPA lists Handi Stop 89 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. 732 of the 1,246 active systems in Harris County (59%) are also privately owned.

Does Handi Stop 89 have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. The violations listed here began between January 2011 and August 2015. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 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
2015-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2015-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2012-03-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-02-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-06-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-05-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	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.

Handi Stop 89: frequently asked questions

Who runs Handi Stop 89?

Handi Stop 89 (PWSID TX1012932) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Handi Stop 89 serve?

Handi Stop 89 reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Harris County, Texas.

Where does Handi Stop 89 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 Handi Stop 89 have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. 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 Handi Stop 89'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Handi Stop 89's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Handi Stop 89 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 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, “Handi Stop 89, PWSID TX1012932, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/handi-stop-89-tx1012932 (data as of October 1, 2026).