Public water system · TX2120037

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Big Eddy

At a glance

Big Eddy (PWSID TX2120037) is an active community water system in Smith County, Texas. It reports serving 2,709 people through 903 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 December 2025.

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

Population served

2,709

Service connections

903

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2120037

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,709

Service connections903

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountySmith County

How does Big Eddy compare with other water systems in Smith County?

By EPA's size categories, Big Eddy is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Smith County has 45 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 6,223 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 280,017 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 Big Eddy is about 60% 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 Big Eddy?

EPA lists Big Eddy 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. 22 of the 45 active systems in Smith County (49%) are also privately owned.

Does Big Eddy have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and December 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 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
2025-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2025-04-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2024-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2014-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	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.

Big Eddy: frequently asked questions

Who runs Big Eddy?

Big Eddy (PWSID TX2120037) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Big Eddy serve?

Big Eddy reports serving 2,709 people through 903 service connections in Smith County, Texas.

Where does Big Eddy 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 Big Eddy have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Big Eddy'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 December 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 Big Eddy's water quality report?

As a community water system, Big Eddy 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 Smith County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Tyler	Smith	107,000	Community	Surface water
Southern Utilities	Smith	69,735	Community	Purchased surface water
Lindale Rural WSC	Smith	14,781	Community	Groundwater
City of Whitehouse	Smith	9,571	Community	Purchased surface water
Walnut Grove WSC	Smith	8,775	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Lindale	Smith	6,313	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, “Big Eddy, PWSID TX2120037, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/big-eddy-tx2120037 (data as of October 1, 2026).