Public water system · TX0680216
ActiveKey Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr
At a glance
Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr (PWSID TX0680216) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Ector County, Texas. It reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr compare with other water systems in Ector County?
By EPA's size categories, Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr 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 Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr?
EPA lists Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr 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 Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2021 and March 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-12-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr: frequently asked questions
Who runs Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr?
Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr (PWSID TX0680216) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr serve?
Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection in Ector County, Texas.
Where does Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr 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 Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr 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 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, “Key Texas Manufacturing & Permian Cntr, PWSID TX0680216, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/key-texas-manufacturing-permian-cntr-tx0680216 (data as of October 1, 2026).