Public water system · TX1490008
ActiveZephyr Baptist Encampment
At a glance
Zephyr Baptist Encampment (PWSID TX1490008) is an active transient non-community water system in Live Oak County, Texas. It reports serving 675 people through 22 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1992.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
675
Service connections
22
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Zephyr Baptist Encampment compare with other water systems in Live Oak County?
By EPA's size categories, Zephyr Baptist Encampment is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Live Oak County has 13 active public water systems, and Zephyr Baptist Encampment is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 20% below the county average of 844 people per system, and accounts for 6.2% of the 10,972 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 Zephyr Baptist Encampment is about 4.7 times 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. 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 Zephyr Baptist Encampment?
EPA lists Zephyr Baptist Encampment 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. 8 of the 13 active systems in Live Oak County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Zephyr Baptist Encampment have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1992. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Zephyr Baptist Encampment: frequently asked questions
Who runs Zephyr Baptist Encampment?
Zephyr Baptist Encampment (PWSID TX1490008) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Zephyr Baptist Encampment serve?
Zephyr Baptist Encampment reports serving 675 people through 22 service connections in Live Oak County, Texas.
Where does Zephyr Baptist Encampment 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 Zephyr Baptist Encampment have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1992. 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 Zephyr Baptist Encampment'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1992. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Zephyr Baptist Encampment's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Zephyr Baptist Encampment 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 Live Oak County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Three Rivers | Live Oak | 4,428 | Community | Surface water |
| City of George West | Live Oak | 2,159 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Vista Utility | Live Oak | 834 | Community | Groundwater |
| Old Marbach School WSC | Live Oak | 712 | Community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Live Oak County Sra Sb | Live Oak | 500 | Transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Txdot Live Oak County Sra Nb | Live Oak | 500 | Transient non-community | Purchased 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, “Zephyr Baptist Encampment, PWSID TX1490008, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/zephyr-baptist-encampment-tx1490008 (data as of October 1, 2026).