Public water system · TX1930006
ActiveAlto Frio Baptist Encampment
At a glance
Alto Frio Baptist Encampment (PWSID TX1930006) is an active transient non-community water system in Real County, Texas. It reports serving 750 people through 53 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
750
Service connections
53
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Alto Frio Baptist Encampment compare with other water systems in Real County?
By EPA's size categories, Alto Frio Baptist Encampment is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Real County has 12 active public water systems, and Alto Frio Baptist Encampment is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 34% above the county average of 560 people per system, and accounts for 11% of the 6,723 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 Alto Frio Baptist Encampment is about 5.2 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. Texas has 1,622 active transient non-community water systems, 23% of the state's 7,078 active systems. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 37 Texas systems (0.5%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Alto Frio Baptist Encampment?
EPA lists Alto Frio Baptist Encampment 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. 7 of the 12 active systems in Real County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does Alto Frio Baptist Encampment have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between October 2022 and January 2026. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (9 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 6 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2022-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Alto Frio Baptist Encampment: frequently asked questions
Who runs Alto Frio Baptist Encampment?
Alto Frio Baptist Encampment (PWSID TX1930006) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Alto Frio Baptist Encampment serve?
Alto Frio Baptist Encampment reports serving 750 people through 53 service connections in Real County, Texas.
Where does Alto Frio Baptist Encampment get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does Alto Frio Baptist Encampment have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Alto Frio Baptist Encampment'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Alto Frio Baptist Encampment's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Alto Frio Baptist Encampment 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 Real County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Leakey | Real | 1,758 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| City of Camp Wood | Real | 1,380 | Community | Surface water |
| Camp Eagle | Real | 850 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| He Butt Foundation Main Plant | Real | 616 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Real WSC | Real | 471 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oakmont Saddle Mountain Water System | Real | 309 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Alto Frio Baptist Encampment, PWSID TX1930006, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/alto-frio-baptist-encampment-tx1930006 (data as of October 1, 2026).