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City of Richland Springs

At a glance

City of Richland Springs (PWSID TX2060002) is an active community water system in San Saba County, Texas. It reports serving 325 people through 198 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023.

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

Population served

325

Service connections

198

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2060002

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served325

Service connections198

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountySan Saba County

How does City of Richland Springs compare with other water systems in San Saba County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Richland Springs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). San Saba County has 9 active public water systems, and City of Richland Springs is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 816 people per system, and accounts for 4.4% of the 7,347 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 Richland Springs 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. 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 Richland Springs?

EPA lists City of Richland Springs 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. 5 of the 9 active systems in San Saba County (56%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Richland Springs have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. The violations listed here began between June 2017 and December 2023. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2023-12-31	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2018-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-12-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2017-11-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2017-09-29	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-06-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-06-02	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.

City of Richland Springs: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Richland Springs?

City of Richland Springs (PWSID TX2060002) 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 Richland Springs serve?

City of Richland Springs reports serving 325 people through 198 service connections in San Saba County, Texas.

Where does City of Richland Springs 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 Richland Springs have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. 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 Richland Springs' 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. 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 Richland Springs' water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Richland Springs 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 San Saba County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of San Saba	San Saba	3,151	Community	Groundwater
Richland Sud	San Saba	2,505	Community	Groundwater
North San Saba WSC	San Saba	885	Community	Purchased groundwater
Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park	San Saba	191	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Cherokee Isd	San Saba	160	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Cherokee Home for Children	San Saba	60	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 Richland Springs, PWSID TX2060002, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-richland-springs-tx2060002 (data as of October 1, 2026).