Public water system · TX0040017
ActiveCopano Heights Water
At a glance
Copano Heights Water (PWSID TX0040017) is an active community water system in Aransas County, Missouri. It reports serving 330 people through 110 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
330
Service connections
110
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Copano Heights Water compare with other water systems in Aransas County?
By EPA's size categories, Copano Heights Water is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Aransas County has 4 active public water systems, and Copano Heights Water is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 65% below the county average of 956 people per system, and accounts for 8.6% of the 3,825 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Missouri, the 2,943 active systems average 2,049 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Copano Heights Water is well below 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. Missouri has 1,612 active community water systems, 55% of the state's 2,943 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 179 Missouri systems (6.1%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Copano Heights Water?
EPA lists Copano Heights Water 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. 4 of the 4 active systems in Aransas County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Copano Heights Water have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and September 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Copano Heights Water: frequently asked questions
Who runs Copano Heights Water?
Copano Heights Water (PWSID TX0040017) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Copano Heights Water serve?
Copano Heights Water reports serving 330 people through 110 service connections in Aransas County, Missouri.
Where does Copano Heights Water get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Copano Heights Water have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Copano Heights Water'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Copano Heights Water's water quality report?
As a community water system, Copano Heights Water 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 Aransas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copano Cove Subdivision | Aransas | 1,668 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Aransas Bay Utilities | Aransas | 1,062 | Community | Groundwater |
| Copano Ridge Subdivision | Aransas | 765 | 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, “Copano Heights Water, PWSID TX0040017, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/copano-heights-water-tx0040017 (data as of October 1, 2026).