Public water system · TX0270013
ActiveCity of Cottonwood Shores
At a glance
City of Cottonwood Shores (PWSID TX0270013) is an active community water system in Burnet County, Texas. It reports serving 2,157 people through 765 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,157
Service connections
765
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does City of Cottonwood Shores compare with other water systems in Burnet County?
By EPA's size categories, City of Cottonwood Shores is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Burnet County has 61 active public water systems, and City of Cottonwood Shores is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3 times the county average of 708 people per system, and accounts for 5% of the 43,175 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 City of Cottonwood Shores 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 328 Texas systems (4.6%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates City of Cottonwood Shores?
EPA lists City of Cottonwood Shores as owned by a local government. 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. 13 of the 61 active systems in Burnet County (21%) are also owned by a local government.
Does City of Cottonwood Shores have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2015 and July 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved, 4 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800 | No | Archived |
| 2023-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-03-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-07-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-06-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-05-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | 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.
City of Cottonwood Shores: frequently asked questions
Who runs City of Cottonwood Shores?
City of Cottonwood Shores (PWSID TX0270013) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does City of Cottonwood Shores serve?
City of Cottonwood Shores reports serving 2,157 people through 765 service connections in Burnet County, Texas.
Where does City of Cottonwood Shores get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does City of Cottonwood Shores 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 July 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 City of Cottonwood Shores' 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 July 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 City of Cottonwood Shores' water quality report?
As a community water system, City of Cottonwood Shores 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 Burnet County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Marble Falls | Burnet | 8,059 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Burnet | Burnet | 7,011 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Granite Shoals | Burnet | 6,795 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Bertram | Burnet | 3,636 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Meadowlakes | Burnet | 2,480 | Community | Surface water |
| Spicewood Beach | Burnet | 1,452 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “City of Cottonwood Shores, PWSID TX0270013, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-cottonwood-shores-tx0270013 (data as of October 1, 2026).