Public water system · TX0490053
Active4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery
At a glance
4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery (PWSID TX0490053) is an active transient non-community water system in Cooke County, Texas. It reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does 4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery compare with other water systems in Cooke County?
By EPA's size categories, 4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cooke County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,791 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 44,772 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 4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery is about 65% 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. 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 4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery?
EPA lists 4r Ranch Vineyards and 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. 10 of the 25 active systems in Cooke County (40%) are also privately owned.
Does 4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. The violations listed here began between August 2020 and June 2022. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery: frequently asked questions
Who runs 4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery?
4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery (PWSID TX0490053) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does 4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery serve?
4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections in Cooke County, Texas.
Where does 4r Ranch Vineyards and 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 4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. 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 4r Ranch Vineyards and 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find 4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. 4r Ranch Vineyards and 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 Cooke County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gainesville | Cooke | 18,107 | Community | Surface water |
| Woodbine Special Utility District | Cooke | 7,689 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mountain Springs WSC | Cooke | 3,756 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Kiowa Sud | Cooke | 2,848 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Callisburg | Cooke | 2,277 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Muenster | Cooke | 1,771 | 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, “4r Ranch Vineyards and Winery, PWSID TX0490053, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/4r-ranch-vineyards-and-winery-tx0490053 (data as of October 1, 2026).