Public water system · TX1070059
ActiveLake Utility Co
At a glance
Lake Utility Co (PWSID TX1070059) is an active community water system in Henderson County, Texas. It reports serving 342 people through 114 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
342
Service connections
114
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lake Utility Co compare with other water systems in Henderson County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Utility Co is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Henderson County has 73 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,815 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 132,476 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 Utility Co 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 Utility Co?
EPA lists Lake Utility Co 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. 37 of the 73 active systems in Henderson County (51%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Utility Co have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Lead and Copper Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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 Utility Co: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Utility Co?
Lake Utility Co (PWSID TX1070059) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Utility Co serve?
Lake Utility Co reports serving 342 people through 114 service connections in Henderson County, Texas.
Where does Lake Utility Co 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 Utility Co have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not 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 Utility Co'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 one violation for this system; it is not 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 Utility Co's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lake Utility Co 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 Henderson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Cedar Creek MUD | Henderson | 24,414 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Athens | Henderson | 17,934 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| East Cedar Creek Fwsd Brookshire | Henderson | 14,823 | Community | Surface water |
| East Cedar Creek Fwsd B A Mckay | Henderson | 6,753 | Community | Surface water |
| Virginia Hill WSC | Henderson | 4,290 | Community | Groundwater |
| Carolynn Estates | Henderson | 3,906 | Community | 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, “Lake Utility Co, PWSID TX1070059, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/lake-utility-co-tx1070059 (data as of October 1, 2026).