Public water system · TX1220019
ActiveBuffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch
At a glance
Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch (PWSID TX1220019) is an active transient non-community water system in Jeff Davis County, Texas. It reports serving 410 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 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
410
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch compare with other water systems in Jeff Davis County?
By EPA's size categories, Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jeff Davis County has 10 active public water systems, and Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 89% above the county average of 217 people per system, and accounts for 19% of the 2,174 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 Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch is about 185% 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 Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch?
EPA lists Buffalo Trail Boy Scout 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. 6 of the 10 active systems in Jeff Davis County (60%) are also privately owned.
Does Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2024 and October 2025. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and E. coli. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch?
Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch (PWSID TX1220019) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch serve?
Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch reports serving 410 people through 12 service connections in Jeff Davis County, Texas.
Where does Buffalo Trail Boy Scout 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 Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 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 Buffalo Trail Boy Scout 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 2 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 Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Buffalo Trail Boy Scout 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 Jeff Davis County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Davis WSC | Jeff Davis | 986 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Valentine | Jeff Davis | 190 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ut Mcdonald Observatory | Jeff Davis | 163 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prude Ranch | Jeff Davis | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fort Davis Estates | Jeff Davis | 100 | Community | Groundwater |
| High Frontier | Jeff Davis | 87 | 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, “Buffalo Trail Boy Scout Ranch, PWSID TX1220019, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/buffalo-trail-boy-scout-ranch-tx1220019 (data as of October 1, 2026).