Public water system · TX1780030
ActiveTicona Polymers Bishop Facility
At a glance
Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility (PWSID TX1780030) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Nueces County, Texas. It reports serving 750 people through 100 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
750
Service connections
100
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility compare with other water systems in Nueces County?
By EPA's size categories, Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Nueces County has 20 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 18,565 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 371,295 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 Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility is about 74% 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. 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 Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility?
EPA lists Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility 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. 9 of the 20 active systems in Nueces County (45%) are also privately owned.
Does Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and May 2012. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility?
Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility (PWSID TX1780030) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility serve?
Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility reports serving 750 people through 100 service connections in Nueces County, Texas.
Where does Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility 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 Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. 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 Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility is a non-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 Nueces County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Corpus Christi | Nueces | 318,387 | Community | Surface water |
| Nueces County Wcid 4 | Nueces | 14,880 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Nueces County Wcid 3 | Nueces | 14,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Corpus Christi Naval Air Station | Nueces | 7,048 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Bishop | Nueces | 3,186 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Nueces WSC | Nueces | 3,165 | 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, “Ticona Polymers Bishop Facility, PWSID TX1780030, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/ticona-polymers-bishop-facility-tx1780030 (data as of October 1, 2026).