Public water system · TX1840198
ActiveBarehide Ranch
At a glance
Barehide Ranch (PWSID TX1840198) is an active transient non-community water system in Parker County, Texas. It reports serving 150 people through 69 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
69
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Barehide Ranch compare with other water systems in Parker County?
By EPA's size categories, Barehide Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Parker County has 98 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,237 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 121,246 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 Barehide Ranch is roughly in line with 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 Barehide Ranch?
EPA lists Barehide Ranch 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. 69 of the 98 active systems in Parker County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Barehide Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2020 and October 2025. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-27 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-03-23 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-28 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Barehide Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Barehide Ranch?
Barehide Ranch (PWSID TX1840198) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Barehide Ranch serve?
Barehide Ranch reports serving 150 people through 69 service connections in Parker County, Texas.
Where does Barehide Ranch 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 Barehide Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Barehide Ranch'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 October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Barehide Ranch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Barehide Ranch 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 Parker County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Weatherford | Parker | 35,903 | Community | Surface water |
| Walnut Creek Sud | Parker | 30,364 | Community | Surface water |
| Parker County Sud Surface | Parker | 6,300 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Aledo | Parker | 5,521 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Willow Park | Parker | 4,936 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Springtown | Parker | 3,781 | Community | 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, “Barehide Ranch, PWSID TX1840198, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/barehide-ranch-tx1840198 (data as of October 1, 2026).