Public water system · TX0360030

Active

Tbcd West Treatment Plant

At a glance

Tbcd West Treatment Plant (PWSID TX0360030) is an active community water system in Chambers County, Texas. It reports serving 7,695 people through 3,182 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

7,695

Service connections

3,182

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX0360030

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served7,695

Service connections3,182

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyChambers County

How does Tbcd West Treatment Plant compare with other water systems in Chambers County?

By EPA's size categories, Tbcd West Treatment Plant is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Chambers County has 55 active public water systems, and Tbcd West Treatment Plant is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 7.6 times the county average of 1,019 people per system, and accounts for 14% of the 56,029 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Tbcd West Treatment Plant is about 15% above that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Texas has 4,594 active community water systems, 65% of the state's 7,078 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 328 Texas systems (4.6%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Tbcd West Treatment Plant?

EPA lists Tbcd West Treatment Plant as owned by a local government. 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. 17 of the 55 active systems in Chambers County (31%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Tbcd West Treatment Plant have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2007 and April 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 2 required treatment not met, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2024-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-02-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2021-02-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2020-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chloritecode 1009	No	Resolved
2018-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chloritecode 1009	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chloritecode 1009	No	Resolved
2017-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2013-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2008-05-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Tbcd West Treatment Plant: frequently asked questions

Who runs Tbcd West Treatment Plant?

Tbcd West Treatment Plant (PWSID TX0360030) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Tbcd West Treatment Plant serve?

Tbcd West Treatment Plant reports serving 7,695 people through 3,182 service connections in Chambers County, Texas.

Where does Tbcd West Treatment Plant get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Tbcd West Treatment Plant have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 Tbcd West Treatment 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Tbcd West Treatment Plant's water quality report?

As a community water system, Tbcd West Treatment Plant must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Chambers County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Mont Belvieu	Chambers	12,864	Community	Groundwater
Tbcd Winnie Stowell	Chambers	8,397	Community	Surface water
Gray Utility Service	Chambers	8,004	Community	Groundwater
Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement Di	Chambers	2,500	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Chambers County MUD 1	Chambers	2,500	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Anahuac	Chambers	2,296	Community	Purchased surface water

Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.

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, “Tbcd West Treatment Plant, PWSID TX0360030, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/tbcd-west-treatment-plant-tx0360030 (data as of October 1, 2026).