Public water system · TX0950075
ActiveMartin Plainview Fertilizer Plant
At a glance
Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant (PWSID TX0950075) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Hale County, Texas. It reports serving 100 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant compare with other water systems in Hale County?
By EPA's size categories, Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hale County has 19 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,592 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 30,239 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 Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant 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 Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant?
EPA lists Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant 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. 8 of the 19 active systems in Hale County (42%) are also privately owned.
Does Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2025 and June 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant?
Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant (PWSID TX0950075) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant serve?
Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant reports serving 100 people through 4 service connections in Hale County, Texas.
Where does Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant 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 Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant 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 Hale County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview Municipal Water System | Hale | 21,104 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Abernathy | Hale | 2,865 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Hale Center | Hale | 1,705 | Community | Groundwater |
| Seth Ward WSC | Hale | 1,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Petersburg | Hale | 1,205 | Community | Groundwater |
| Azteca Milling Plainview Plant | Hale | 262 | Non-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, “Martin Plainview Fertilizer Plant, PWSID TX0950075, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/martin-plainview-fertilizer-plant-tx0950075 (data as of October 1, 2026).