Public water system · TX1870087
ActiveSandy Creek Resort & Campground
At a glance
Sandy Creek Resort & Campground (PWSID TX1870087) is an active transient non-community water system in Polk County, Texas. It reports serving 192 people through 74 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
192
Service connections
74
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sandy Creek Resort & Campground compare with other water systems in Polk County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandy Creek Resort & Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Polk County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,023 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 66,493 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 Sandy Creek Resort & Campground is about 33% above 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 Sandy Creek Resort & Campground?
EPA lists Sandy Creek Resort & Campground 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. 41 of the 65 active systems in Polk County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Sandy Creek Resort & Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. The violations listed here began between April 2012 and May 2012. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Sandy Creek Resort & Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandy Creek Resort & Campground?
Sandy Creek Resort & Campground (PWSID TX1870087) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Sandy Creek Resort & Campground serve?
Sandy Creek Resort & Campground reports serving 192 people through 74 service connections in Polk County, Texas.
Where does Sandy Creek Resort & Campground 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 Sandy Creek Resort & Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. 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 Sandy Creek Resort & Campground'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sandy Creek Resort & Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sandy Creek Resort & Campground 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 Polk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Livingston | Polk | 15,199 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lake Livingston Pineshadows East | Polk | 5,675 | Community | Surface water |
| Onalaska WSC | Polk | 5,289 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Livingston Oakridge North | Polk | 3,284 | Community | Surface water |
| Tempe WSC 1 | Polk | 2,725 | Community | Groundwater |
| Soda WSC | Polk | 2,237 | 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, “Sandy Creek Resort & Campground, PWSID TX1870087, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/sandy-creek-resort-campground-tx1870087 (data as of October 1, 2026).