Public water system · TX2350054
ActiveLone Star Tavern
At a glance
Lone Star Tavern (PWSID TX2350054) is an active transient non-community water system in Victoria County, Texas. It reports serving 34 people through 1 service connection. 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 May 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
34
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lone Star Tavern compare with other water systems in Victoria County?
By EPA's size categories, Lone Star Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Victoria County has 44 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,883 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 82,841 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Lone Star Tavern is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Texas has 1,622 active transient non-community water systems, 23% 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 Lone Star Tavern?
EPA lists Lone Star Tavern 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. 33 of the 44 active systems in Victoria County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Lone Star Tavern have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2026. The violations listed here began between November 2024 and May 2026. By type: 8 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2026-04-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2026-03-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-03-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-02-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-27 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | 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.
Lone Star Tavern: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lone Star Tavern?
Lone Star Tavern (PWSID TX2350054) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Lone Star Tavern serve?
Lone Star Tavern reports serving 34 people through 1 service connection in Victoria County, Texas.
Where does Lone Star Tavern 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 Lone Star Tavern 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 May 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 Lone Star Tavern'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 May 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lone Star Tavern's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lone Star Tavern is a 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 Victoria County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Victoria | Victoria | 66,932 | Community | Surface water |
| Victoria County Wcid 1 | Victoria | 2,462 | Community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Victoria County Sra | Victoria | 2,003 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Quail Creek MUD | Victoria | 1,944 | Community | Groundwater |
| Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Si | Victoria | 1,500 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| 7-Eleven Store 36551h | Victoria | 907 | Transient non-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, “Lone Star Tavern, PWSID TX2350054, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/lone-star-tavern-tx2350054 (data as of October 1, 2026).