Public water system · TX1011171

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Laporte Rail and Terminal

At a glance

Laporte Rail and Terminal (PWSID TX1011171) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Harris County, Texas. It reports serving 1,023 people through 10 service connections. 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 July 2025.

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

Population served

1,023

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1011171

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,023

Service connections10

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyHarris County

How does Laporte Rail and Terminal compare with other water systems in Harris County?

By EPA's size categories, Laporte Rail and Terminal is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Laporte Rail and Terminal is about 138% above 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 Laporte Rail and Terminal?

EPA lists Laporte Rail and Terminal 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 Laporte Rail and Terminal have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2006 and July 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (2 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
2025-07-02	ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2024-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2022-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2014-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2006-09-01	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.

Laporte Rail and Terminal: frequently asked questions

Who runs Laporte Rail and Terminal?

Laporte Rail and Terminal (PWSID TX1011171) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Laporte Rail and Terminal serve?

Laporte Rail and Terminal reports serving 1,023 people through 10 service connections in Harris County, Texas.

Where does Laporte Rail and Terminal 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 Laporte Rail and Terminal have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none 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 Laporte Rail and Terminal'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 July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Laporte Rail and Terminal's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Laporte Rail and Terminal 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 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, “Laporte Rail and Terminal, PWSID TX1011171, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/laporte-rail-and-terminal-tx1011171 (data as of October 1, 2026).