Public water system · TX2360081

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Universal Forest Products

At a glance

Universal Forest Products (PWSID TX2360081) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Walker County, Texas. It reports serving 180 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.

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

Population served

180

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2360081

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served180

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyWalker County

How does Universal Forest Products compare with other water systems in Walker County?

By EPA's size categories, Universal Forest Products is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Walker County has 30 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,361 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 70,831 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 Universal Forest Products is about 58% below 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 Universal Forest Products?

EPA lists Universal Forest Products 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. 14 of the 30 active systems in Walker County (47%) are also privately owned.

Does Universal Forest Products have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between April 2020 and July 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-12-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-10-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cyanidecode 1024	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cyanidecode 1024	No	Resolved
2020-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Universal Forest Products: frequently asked questions

Who runs Universal Forest Products?

Universal Forest Products (PWSID TX2360081) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Universal Forest Products serve?

Universal Forest Products reports serving 180 people through 2 service connections in Walker County, Texas.

Where does Universal Forest Products 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 Universal Forest Products have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Universal Forest Products' 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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Universal Forest Products' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Universal Forest Products 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 Walker County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Huntsville	Walker	48,522	Community	Purchased surface water
Riverside Sud	Walker	6,246	Community	Groundwater
Walker County Sud D	Walker	2,184	Community	Groundwater
Phelps Sud	Walker	1,900	Community	Groundwater
Walker County Sud B Crabbs Prairie	Walker	1,815	Community	Groundwater
Walker County Sud C	Walker	1,674	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, “Universal Forest Products, PWSID TX2360081, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/universal-forest-products-tx2360081 (data as of October 1, 2026).