Public water system · TX0550025
ActiveLaunch Site One
At a glance
Launch Site One (PWSID TX0550025) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Culberson County, Texas. It reports serving 552 people through 19 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
552
Service connections
19
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Launch Site One compare with other water systems in Culberson County?
By EPA's size categories, Launch Site One is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Culberson County has 12 active public water systems, and Launch Site One is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 57% above the county average of 351 people per system, and accounts for 13% of the 4,216 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 Launch Site One is about 28% 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 Launch Site One?
EPA lists Launch Site One 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. 5 of the 12 active systems in Culberson County (42%) are also privately owned.
Does Launch Site One have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2014 and April 2024. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | 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.
Launch Site One: frequently asked questions
Who runs Launch Site One?
Launch Site One (PWSID TX0550025) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Launch Site One serve?
Launch Site One reports serving 552 people through 19 service connections in Culberson County, Texas.
Where does Launch Site One 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 Launch Site One have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 Launch Site One'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Launch Site One's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Launch Site One 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 Culberson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Van Horn | Culberson | 2,063 | Community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Safety Culberson County | Culberson | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Culberson County Sra - Van Horn | Culberson | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Culberson County Sra- Pine Springs | Culberson | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mountain View Rv Park | Culberson | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge | Culberson | 198 | Transient non-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, “Launch Site One, PWSID TX0550025, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/launch-site-one-tx0550025 (data as of October 1, 2026).