Public water system · TX0860180
ActiveHalter Ranch Winery
At a glance
Halter Ranch Winery (PWSID TX0860180) is an active transient non-community water system in Gillespie County, California. It reports serving 45 people through 15 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 June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
45
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Halter Ranch Winery compare with other water systems in Gillespie County?
By EPA's size categories, Halter Ranch Winery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gillespie County has 2 active public water systems, and Halter Ranch Winery is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 27% above the county average of 36 people per system, and accounts for 63% of the 71 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Halter Ranch Winery is well below 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. California has 3,016 active transient non-community water systems, 40% of the state's 7,479 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,179 California systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Halter Ranch Winery?
EPA lists Halter Ranch Winery 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 2 active systems in Gillespie County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Halter Ranch Winery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between May 2025 and June 2025. By type: 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Halter Ranch Winery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Halter Ranch Winery?
Halter Ranch Winery (PWSID TX0860180) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Halter Ranch Winery serve?
Halter Ranch Winery reports serving 45 people through 15 service connections in Gillespie County, California.
Where does Halter Ranch Winery 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 Halter Ranch Winery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. 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 Halter Ranch Winery'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 June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Halter Ranch Winery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Halter Ranch Winery 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 Gillespie County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Vineyards at Fredericksburg Rv Park | Gillespie | 26 | Transient non-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, “Halter Ranch Winery, PWSID TX0860180, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/halter-ranch-winery-tx0860180 (data as of October 1, 2026).