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Baffin Bay WSC

At a glance

Baffin Bay WSC (PWSID TX1370032) is an active community water system in Kleberg County, Texas. It reports serving 1,125 people through 375 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,125

Service connections

375

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX1370032

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,125

Service connections375

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyKleberg County

How does Baffin Bay WSC compare with other water systems in Kleberg County?

By EPA's size categories, Baffin Bay WSC is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Kleberg County has 12 active public water systems, and Baffin Bay WSC is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 59% below the county average of 2,734 people per system, and accounts for 3.4% of the 32,806 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Baffin Bay WSC 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. Texas has 4,594 active community water systems, 65% 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 Baffin Bay WSC?

EPA lists Baffin Bay WSC as owned by a local government. 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. 5 of the 12 active systems in Kleberg County (42%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Baffin Bay WSC have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and July 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2023-05-08	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Unaddressed
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2015-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Baffin Bay WSC: frequently asked questions

Who runs Baffin Bay WSC?

Baffin Bay WSC (PWSID TX1370032) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Baffin Bay WSC serve?

Baffin Bay WSC reports serving 1,125 people through 375 service connections in Kleberg County, Texas.

Where does Baffin Bay WSC 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 Baffin Bay WSC have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Baffin Bay WSC'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Baffin Bay WSC's water quality report?

As a community water system, Baffin Bay WSC 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 Kleberg County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Kingsville	Kleberg	25,402	Community	Purchased surface water
Ricardo WSC	Kleberg	3,396	Community	Purchased surface water
Naval Air Station Kingsville	Kleberg	1,550	Community	Purchased surface water
Riviera Wcid	Kleberg	729	Community	Groundwater
King Ranch Santa Gertrudis District	Kleberg	212	Community	Groundwater
Escondido Creek Water System	Kleberg	129	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, “Baffin Bay WSC, PWSID TX1370032, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/baffin-bay-wsc-tx1370032 (data as of October 1, 2026).