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City of Smithville

At a glance

City of Smithville (PWSID TX0110003) is an active community water system in Bastrop County, Texas. It reports serving 4,901 people through 2,179 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 2024.

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

Population served

4,901

Service connections

2,179

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX0110003

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served4,901

Service connections2,179

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyBastrop County

How does City of Smithville compare with other water systems in Bastrop County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Smithville is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Bastrop County has 23 active public water systems, and City of Smithville is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 14% below the county average of 5,692 people per system, and accounts for 3.7% 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 Smithville is about 27% 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 Smithville?

EPA lists City of Smithville 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 Smithville 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 2024. The violations listed here began between August 2013 and December 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 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
2024-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-03-24	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-12-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-11-13	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2017-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2014-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2013-11-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-08-10	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 Smithville: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Smithville?

City of Smithville (PWSID TX0110003) 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 Smithville serve?

City of Smithville reports serving 4,901 people through 2,179 service connections in Bastrop County, Texas.

Where does City of Smithville 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 Smithville 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 2024. 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 Smithville'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 Smithville's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Smithville 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
City of Elgin	Bastrop	13,188	Community	Groundwater
Bastrop County Wcid 2	Bastrop	7,269	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 Smithville, PWSID TX0110003, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/city-of-smithville-tx0110003 (data as of October 1, 2026).