Public water system · TX0860003
ActiveBending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort
At a glance
Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort (PWSID TX0860003) is an active transient non-community water system in Gillespie County, Texas. It reports serving 195 people through 65 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 March 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
195
Service connections
65
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort compare with other water systems in Gillespie County?
By EPA's size categories, Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gillespie County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 372 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% 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 Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort is about 36% above 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 Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort?
EPA lists Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort 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 Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and March 2023. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved, 2 as unaddressed and 2 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-04-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-11-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-02-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Addressed |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-08-20 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Addressed |
| 2019-04-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort?
Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort (PWSID TX0860003) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort serve?
Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort reports serving 195 people through 65 service connections in Gillespie County, Texas.
Where does Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort 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 Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort 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 March 2023. 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 Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort'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 March 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort 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, “Bending Oaks Ranch Rv Resort, PWSID TX0860003, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/bending-oaks-ranch-rv-resort-tx0860003 (data as of October 1, 2026).