Public water system · TX1013316
ActiveTarget Center Water Plant
At a glance
Target Center Water Plant (PWSID TX1013316) is an active transient non-community water system in Harris County, Texas. It reports serving 300 people through 35 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
35
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Target Center Water Plant compare with other water systems in Harris County?
By EPA's size categories, Target Center Water Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Harris County has 1,246 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,849 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 6,041,784 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 Target Center Water Plant is about twice 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 Target Center Water Plant?
EPA lists Target Center Water 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. 732 of the 1,246 active systems in Harris County (59%) are also privately owned.
Does Target Center Water Plant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Chlorine. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Target Center Water Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Target Center Water Plant?
Target Center Water Plant (PWSID TX1013316) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Target Center Water Plant serve?
Target Center Water Plant reports serving 300 people through 35 service connections in Harris County, Texas.
Where does Target Center Water 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 Target Center Water Plant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008. 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 Target Center Water 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Target Center Water Plant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Target Center Water Plant 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 Harris County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Houston | Harris | 2,970,543 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Pasadena | Harris | 152,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Clear Lake City Water Authority | Harris | 89,702 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Baytown | Harris | 86,004 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Houston Ud 5 - Kingwood | Harris | 80,073 | Community | Groundwater |
| Harris County MUD 165 | Harris | 40,503 | Community | Purchased 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, “Target Center Water Plant, PWSID TX1013316, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/target-center-water-plant-tx1013316 (data as of October 1, 2026).