Public water system · TX2280031

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Port Adventure

At a glance

Port Adventure (PWSID TX2280031) is an active community water system in Trinity County, Texas. It reports serving 459 people through 202 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.

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

Population served

459

Service connections

202

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2280031

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served459

Service connections202

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyTrinity County

How does Port Adventure compare with other water systems in Trinity County?

By EPA's size categories, Port Adventure is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Trinity County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 1,043 people per system, and accounts for 2.1% of the 21,892 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Port Adventure is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Texas has 4,594 active community water systems, 65% 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 Port Adventure?

EPA lists Port Adventure 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 21 active systems in Trinity County (38%) are also privately owned.

Does Port Adventure have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2013 and September 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 required treatment not met, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2025-09-07	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2024-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Treatment Installation/Demonstration · code 58	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-02-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-01-17	Monitoring and reportingInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/R · code 56	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2014-04-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2013-12-01	Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved

All 10 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.

Port Adventure: frequently asked questions

Who runs Port Adventure?

Port Adventure (PWSID TX2280031) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Port Adventure serve?

Port Adventure reports serving 459 people through 202 service connections in Trinity County, Texas.

Where does Port Adventure 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 Port Adventure have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Port Adventure'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 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Port Adventure's water quality report?

As a community water system, Port Adventure must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Trinity County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Trinity	Trinity	4,619	Community	Groundwater
Pennington WSC	Trinity	2,839	Community	Groundwater
Westwood Shores MUD	Trinity	2,125	Community	Purchased surface water
Trinity Rural WSC 1	Trinity	1,700	Community	Surface water
Glendale WSC	Trinity	1,458	Community	Groundwater
City of Groveton	Trinity	1,452	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, “Port Adventure, PWSID TX2280031, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/port-adventure-tx2280031 (data as of October 1, 2026).