Target Logistics Mentone Wolf Lodge

How does Target Logistics Mentone Wolf Lodge compare with other water systems in Loving County?

By EPA's size categories, Target Logistics Mentone Wolf Lodge is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Loving County has 3 active public water systems, and Target Logistics Mentone Wolf Lodge is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 43% above the county average of 385 people per system, and accounts for 48% of the 1,155 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 Target Logistics Mentone Wolf Lodge is about 28% above 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. 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 Logistics Mentone Wolf Lodge?

EPA lists Target Logistics Mentone Wolf 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. 2 of the 3 active systems in Loving County (67%) are also privately owned.