Public water system · TX0220027
ActiveBig Bend Resort & Adventures
At a glance
Big Bend Resort & Adventures (PWSID TX0220027) is an active transient non-community water system in Brewster County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 686 people through 213 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
686
Service connections
213
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Big Bend Resort & Adventures compare with other water systems in Brewster County?
By EPA's size categories, Big Bend Resort & Adventures is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Brewster County has 1 active public water system, and Big Bend Resort & Adventures is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 686 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 686 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Big Bend Resort & Adventures is about 4.8 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. Pennsylvania has 4,429 active transient non-community water systems, 61% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Big Bend Resort & Adventures?
EPA lists Big Bend Resort & Adventures 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. 1 of the 1 active systems in Brewster County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Big Bend Resort & Adventures have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and July 2016. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Big Bend Resort & Adventures: frequently asked questions
Who runs Big Bend Resort & Adventures?
Big Bend Resort & Adventures (PWSID TX0220027) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Big Bend Resort & Adventures serve?
Big Bend Resort & Adventures reports serving 686 people through 213 service connections in Brewster County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Big Bend Resort & Adventures 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 Big Bend Resort & Adventures have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. 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 Big Bend Resort & Adventures' 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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Big Bend Resort & Adventures' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big Bend Resort & Adventures 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.
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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, “Big Bend Resort & Adventures, PWSID TX0220027, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/big-bend-resort-adventures-tx0220027 (data as of October 1, 2026).