Public water system · TX0100076
ActiveBear Springs Trails Subdivision
At a glance
Bear Springs Trails Subdivision (PWSID TX0100076) is an active community water system in Bandera County, Texas. It reports serving 120 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
40
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bear Springs Trails Subdivision compare with other water systems in Bandera County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Springs Trails Subdivision is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bandera County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 365 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 23,721 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 Bear Springs Trails Subdivision 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 Bear Springs Trails Subdivision?
EPA lists Bear Springs Trails Subdivision 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. 53 of the 65 active systems in Bandera County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Springs Trails Subdivision have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and April 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (4 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | 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.
Bear Springs Trails Subdivision: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Springs Trails Subdivision?
Bear Springs Trails Subdivision (PWSID TX0100076) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Springs Trails Subdivision serve?
Bear Springs Trails Subdivision reports serving 120 people through 40 service connections in Bandera County, Texas.
Where does Bear Springs Trails Subdivision 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 Bear Springs Trails Subdivision 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 April 2024. 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 Bear Springs Trails Subdivision'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 April 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Springs Trails Subdivision's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bear Springs Trails Subdivision 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 Bandera County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Medina Shores | Bandera | 3,660 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Bandera | Bandera | 3,231 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bandera County Fwsd 1 | Bandera | 1,092 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bandera River Ranch 1 | Bandera | 1,053 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bridlegate Subdivision | Bandera | 882 | Community | Groundwater |
| Flying L PUD | Bandera | 837 | 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, “Bear Springs Trails Subdivision, PWSID TX0100076, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/bear-springs-trails-subdivision-tx0100076 (data as of October 1, 2026).