Public water system · TX0860142
ActiveAlbert Ice House & Dance Hall
At a glance
Albert Ice House & Dance Hall (PWSID TX0860142) is an active transient non-community water system in Gillespie County, Texas. It reports serving 299 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
299
Service connections
3
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Albert Ice House & Dance Hall compare with other water systems in Gillespie County?
By EPA's size categories, Albert Ice House & Dance Hall is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gillespie County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is about 20% below the county average of 372 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 26,380 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 Albert Ice House & Dance Hall is about twice 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 1,192 Texas systems (17%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Albert Ice House & Dance Hall?
EPA lists Albert Ice House & Dance Hall 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. 66 of the 71 active systems in Gillespie County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Albert Ice House & Dance Hall have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between October 2017 and April 2026. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed and 1 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
| 2020-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Albert Ice House & Dance Hall: frequently asked questions
Who runs Albert Ice House & Dance Hall?
Albert Ice House & Dance Hall (PWSID TX0860142) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Albert Ice House & Dance Hall serve?
Albert Ice House & Dance Hall reports serving 299 people through 3 service connections in Gillespie County, Texas.
Where does Albert Ice House & Dance Hall 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 Albert Ice House & Dance Hall have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 Albert Ice House & Dance Hall'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 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Albert Ice House & Dance Hall's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Albert Ice House & Dance Hall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fredericksburg | Gillespie | 11,257 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tpwd Lyndon B Johnson Shp | Gillespie | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Arch Ray Condos | Gillespie | 735 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Stonewall Wcid | Gillespie | 726 | Community | Groundwater |
| Swallows Eve | Gillespie | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Grape Creek Vineyards | Gillespie | 650 | 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, “Albert Ice House & Dance Hall, PWSID TX0860142, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/albert-ice-house-dance-hall-tx0860142 (data as of October 1, 2026).