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Motiva Enterprises

At a glance

Motiva Enterprises (PWSID TX1230093) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Texas. It reports serving 362 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

362

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1230093

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served362

Service connections2

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyJefferson County

How does Motiva Enterprises compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?

By EPA's size categories, Motiva Enterprises is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 10,226 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 255,661 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 Motiva Enterprises is about 16% 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 1,192 Texas systems (17%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Motiva Enterprises?

EPA lists Motiva Enterprises 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. 10 of the 25 active systems in Jefferson County (40%) are also privately owned.

Does Motiva Enterprises have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between June 2009 and October 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2016-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-09-29	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2009-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 11 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.

Motiva Enterprises: frequently asked questions

Who runs Motiva Enterprises?

Motiva Enterprises (PWSID TX1230093) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Motiva Enterprises serve?

Motiva Enterprises reports serving 362 people through 2 service connections in Jefferson County, Texas.

Where does Motiva Enterprises get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Motiva Enterprises have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Motiva Enterprises' 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 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Motiva Enterprises' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Motiva Enterprises 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 Jefferson County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Beaumont Water Utility Dept	Jefferson	115,282	Community	Surface water
City of Port Arthur	Jefferson	56,039	Community	Surface water
City of Nederland	Jefferson	18,157	Community	Surface water
City of Groves	Jefferson	17,335	Community	Surface water
City of Port Neches	Jefferson	17,043	Community	Surface water
West Jefferson County Mwd	Jefferson	9,367	Community	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, “Motiva Enterprises, PWSID TX1230093, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/motiva-enterprises-tx1230093 (data as of October 1, 2026).