Public water system · TX1870078
ActiveLake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat
At a glance
Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat (PWSID TX1870078) is an active community water system in Polk County, Texas. It reports serving 440 people through 170 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
440
Service connections
170
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat compare with other water systems in Polk County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Polk County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is about 57% below the county average of 1,023 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 66,493 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 Sportsmans Retreat 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 Sportsmans Retreat?
EPA lists Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat 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. 41 of the 65 active systems in Polk County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between October 2015 and April 2026. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved, 2 as archived 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Archived |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Archived |
| 2021-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 11 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 Sportsmans Retreat: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat?
Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat (PWSID TX1870078) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat serve?
Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat reports serving 440 people through 170 service connections in Polk County, Texas.
Where does Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat 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 Sportsmans Retreat have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 Sportsmans Retreat'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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 Sportsmans Retreat's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lake Livingston Sportsmans Retreat 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 Polk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Livingston | Polk | 15,199 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lake Livingston Pineshadows East | Polk | 5,675 | Community | Surface water |
| Onalaska WSC | Polk | 5,289 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Livingston Oakridge North | Polk | 3,284 | Community | Surface water |
| Tempe WSC 1 | Polk | 2,725 | Community | Groundwater |
| Soda WSC | Polk | 2,237 | 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 Sportsmans Retreat, PWSID TX1870078, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/lake-livingston-sportsmans-retreat-tx1870078 (data as of October 1, 2026).