Public water system · TX0110002
ActiveCity of Elgin
At a glance
City of Elgin (PWSID TX0110002) is an active community water system in Bastrop County, Texas. It reports serving 13,188 people through 4,692 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
13,188
Service connections
4,692
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does City of Elgin compare with other water systems in Bastrop County?
By EPA's size categories, City of Elgin is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Bastrop County has 23 active public water systems, and City of Elgin is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 132% above the county average of 5,692 people per system, and accounts for 10% of the 130,906 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 Elgin is about twice 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 City of Elgin?
EPA lists City of Elgin 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. 16 of the 23 active systems in Bastrop County (70%) are also owned by a local government.
Does City of Elgin have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between March 1991 and July 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-02 | ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-03-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 7 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 Elgin: frequently asked questions
Who runs City of Elgin?
City of Elgin (PWSID TX0110002) 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 Elgin serve?
City of Elgin reports serving 13,188 people through 4,692 service connections in Bastrop County, Texas.
Where does City of Elgin 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 City of Elgin have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 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 Elgin'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 7 violations for this system; 1 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 Elgin's water quality report?
As a community water system, City of Elgin 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 Bastrop County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua WSC | Bastrop | 86,325 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Bastrop | Bastrop | 13,209 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Bastrop County Wcid 2 | Bastrop | 7,269 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Smithville | Bastrop | 4,901 | Community | Groundwater |
| The Colony MUD 1a | Bastrop | 2,262 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Bastrop County Wcid 1 | Bastrop | 696 | 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, “City of Elgin, PWSID TX0110002, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-elgin-tx0110002 (data as of October 1, 2026).