Public water system · TX2040026
ActiveLake Livingston Cozy Forest
At a glance
Lake Livingston Cozy Forest (PWSID TX2040026) is an active community water system in San Jacinto County, Texas. It reports serving 166 people through 64 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
166
Service connections
64
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lake Livingston Cozy Forest compare with other water systems in San Jacinto County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Livingston Cozy Forest is a very small system (500 people or fewer). San Jacinto County has 37 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 895 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 33,112 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 Lake Livingston Cozy Forest 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. 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 Lake Livingston Cozy Forest?
EPA lists Lake Livingston Cozy Forest 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. 25 of the 37 active systems in San Jacinto County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Livingston Cozy Forest have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between August 2010 and July 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (3 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-02 | ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-05-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-21 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-03-11 | 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 |
| 2011-04-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-08-01 | 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.
Lake Livingston Cozy Forest: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Livingston Cozy Forest?
Lake Livingston Cozy Forest (PWSID TX2040026) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Livingston Cozy Forest serve?
Lake Livingston Cozy Forest reports serving 166 people through 64 service connections in San Jacinto County, Texas.
Where does Lake Livingston Cozy Forest 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 Lake Livingston Cozy Forest have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 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 Lake Livingston Cozy Forest'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lake Livingston Cozy Forest's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lake Livingston Cozy Forest 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 San Jacinto County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Sud | San Jacinto | 3,993 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Shepherd | San Jacinto | 3,411 | Community | Groundwater |
| One Five O WSC | San Jacinto | 3,094 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dodge Oakhurst WSC 2 | San Jacinto | 2,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mercy WSC | San Jacinto | 2,458 | Community | Groundwater |
| Holiday Villages of Livingston | San Jacinto | 2,272 | Community | 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, “Lake Livingston Cozy Forest, PWSID TX2040026, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/lake-livingston-cozy-forest-tx2040026 (data as of October 1, 2026).