Public water system · TX0550027
ActiveTarget Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge
At a glance
Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge (PWSID TX0550027) is an active transient non-community water system in Culberson County, Texas. It reports serving 198 people through 330 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
198
Service connections
330
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge compare with other water systems in Culberson County?
By EPA's size categories, Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Culberson County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is about 44% below the county average of 351 people per system, and accounts for 4.7% of the 4,216 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 Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge is about 38% 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. 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 Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge?
EPA lists Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge 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. 5 of the 12 active systems in Culberson County (42%) are also privately owned.
Does Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and March 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-03-31 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge?
Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge (PWSID TX0550027) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge serve?
Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge reports serving 198 people through 330 service connections in Culberson County, Texas.
Where does Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge 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 Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge 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 Culberson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Van Horn | Culberson | 2,063 | Community | Groundwater |
| Launch Site One | Culberson | 552 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Safety Culberson County | Culberson | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Culberson County Sra - Van Horn | Culberson | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Culberson County Sra- Pine Springs | Culberson | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mountain View Rv Park | Culberson | 200 | Transient non-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, “Target Hospitality West El Capitan Lodge, PWSID TX0550027, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/target-hospitality-west-el-capitan-lodge-tx0550027 (data as of October 1, 2026).