Public water system · TX0160028
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At a glance
Bigs Convenience Store (PWSID TX0160028) is an active transient non-community water system in Blanco County, Texas. It reports serving 354 people through 1 service connection. 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 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
354
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bigs Convenience Store compare with other water systems in Blanco County?
By EPA's size categories, Bigs Convenience Store is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Blanco County has 26 active public water systems, and Bigs Convenience Store is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 15% below the county average of 415 people per system, and accounts for 3.3% of the 10,782 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 Bigs Convenience Store is about 146% 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 Bigs Convenience Store?
EPA lists Bigs Convenience Store 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. 23 of the 26 active systems in Blanco County (88%) are also privately owned.
Does Bigs Convenience Store 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 2014. The violations listed here began between September 2013 and March 2014. 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-12-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-11-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-09-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | 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.
Bigs Convenience Store: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bigs Convenience Store?
Bigs Convenience Store (PWSID TX0160028) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Bigs Convenience Store serve?
Bigs Convenience Store reports serving 354 people through 1 service connection in Blanco County, Texas.
Where does Bigs Convenience Store 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 Bigs Convenience Store 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 2014. 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 Bigs Convenience Store'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 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bigs Convenience Store's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bigs Convenience Store 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 Blanco County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Blanco | Blanco | 3,192 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Johnson City | Blanco | 2,097 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rockin J Ranch Subdivision | Blanco | 1,839 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park | Blanco | 690 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Rust Ranch Water Supply | Blanco | 564 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua on Wheels | Blanco | 300 | Transient non-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, “Bigs Convenience Store, PWSID TX0160028, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/bigs-convenience-store-tx0160028 (data as of October 1, 2026).