Public water system · TX1320003
ActiveSalt Creek Gas Plant
At a glance
Salt Creek Gas Plant (PWSID TX1320003) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Kent County, Texas. It reports serving 30 people through 38 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
38
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Salt Creek Gas Plant compare with other water systems in Kent County?
By EPA's size categories, Salt Creek Gas Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kent County has 3 active public water systems, and Salt Creek Gas Plant is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 256 people per system, and accounts for 3.9% of the 768 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 Salt Creek Gas 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 Salt Creek Gas Plant?
EPA lists Salt Creek Gas 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. 2 of the 3 active systems in Kent County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Salt Creek Gas Plant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2016 and December 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-04 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-12 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-12 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | 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.
Salt Creek Gas Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Salt Creek Gas Plant?
Salt Creek Gas Plant (PWSID TX1320003) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Salt Creek Gas Plant serve?
Salt Creek Gas Plant reports serving 30 people through 38 service connections in Kent County, Texas.
Where does Salt Creek Gas 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 Salt Creek Gas Plant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Salt Creek Gas 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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Salt Creek Gas Plant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Salt Creek Gas 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 Kent County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Jayton | Kent | 513 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rio Brazos Water System | Kent | 225 | 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, “Salt Creek Gas Plant, PWSID TX1320003, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/salt-creek-gas-plant-tx1320003 (data as of October 1, 2026).