Public water system · TX1000073
ActiveLittle Hawks Early Childhood Center
At a glance
Little Hawks Early Childhood Center (PWSID TX1000073) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Hardin County, Texas. It reports serving 122 people through 12 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
122
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Little Hawks Early Childhood Center compare with other water systems in Hardin County?
By EPA's size categories, Little Hawks Early Childhood Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hardin County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,259 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 63,249 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 Little Hawks Early Childhood Center is well below 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 Little Hawks Early Childhood Center?
EPA lists Little Hawks Early Childhood Center 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. 21 of the 28 active systems in Hardin County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Little Hawks Early Childhood Center have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2006 and December 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-01 | 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 |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Little Hawks Early Childhood Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Little Hawks Early Childhood Center?
Little Hawks Early Childhood Center (PWSID TX1000073) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Little Hawks Early Childhood Center serve?
Little Hawks Early Childhood Center reports serving 122 people through 12 service connections in Hardin County, Texas.
Where does Little Hawks Early Childhood Center 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 Little Hawks Early Childhood Center have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Little Hawks Early Childhood Center'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Little Hawks Early Childhood Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Little Hawks Early Childhood Center 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 Hardin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton MUD | Hardin | 31,428 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Silsbee | Hardin | 10,026 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Hardin WSC | Hardin | 7,755 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Hardin WSC | Hardin | 4,630 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wildwood Resort City | Hardin | 1,992 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Kountze | Hardin | 1,981 | 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, “Little Hawks Early Childhood Center, PWSID TX1000073, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/little-hawks-early-childhood-center-tx1000073 (data as of October 1, 2026).