Public water system · TX1440013
ActiveTanglewood Christian Camp
At a glance
Tanglewood Christian Camp (PWSID TX1440013) is an active transient non-community water system in Lee County, Texas. It reports serving 100 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
8
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tanglewood Christian Camp compare with other water systems in Lee County?
By EPA's size categories, Tanglewood Christian Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lee County has 7 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,764 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 26,350 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 Tanglewood Christian Camp is about 31% below 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 302 Texas systems (4.3%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Tanglewood Christian Camp?
EPA lists Tanglewood Christian Camp 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 7 active systems in Lee County (29%) are also privately owned.
Does Tanglewood Christian Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between August 1993 and July 2021. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Tanglewood Christian Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tanglewood Christian Camp?
Tanglewood Christian Camp (PWSID TX1440013) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Tanglewood Christian Camp serve?
Tanglewood Christian Camp reports serving 100 people through 8 service connections in Lee County, Texas.
Where does Tanglewood Christian Camp get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Tanglewood Christian Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. 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 Tanglewood Christian Camp'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tanglewood Christian Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tanglewood Christian Camp 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 Lee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County WSC | Lee | 14,670 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Giddings | Lee | 7,878 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Lexington | Lee | 2,376 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lincoln WSC | Lee | 750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lee County Fwsd 1 | Lee | 396 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tex Villa Apartments | Lee | 180 | Community | Purchased 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, “Tanglewood Christian Camp, PWSID TX1440013, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/tanglewood-christian-camp-tx1440013 (data as of October 1, 2026).