Public water system · TX2270049

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Deer Creek Water

At a glance

Deer Creek Water (PWSID TX2270049) is an active community water system in Travis County, Texas. It reports serving 2,757 people through 919 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021.

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

Population served

2,757

Service connections

919

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2270049

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,757

Service connections919

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyTravis County

How does Deer Creek Water compare with other water systems in Travis County?

By EPA's size categories, Deer Creek Water is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Travis County has 138 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 11,267 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 1,554,848 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 Deer Creek Water is about 59% 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 1,192 Texas systems (17%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Deer Creek Water?

EPA lists Deer Creek Water 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. 72 of the 138 active systems in Travis County (52%) are also privately owned.

Does Deer Creek Water have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. The violations listed here began between October 2012 and October 2021. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (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
2021-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2013-07-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2013-05-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2013-03-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2013-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2012-10-10	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.

Deer Creek Water: frequently asked questions

Who runs Deer Creek Water?

Deer Creek Water (PWSID TX2270049) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Deer Creek Water serve?

Deer Creek Water reports serving 2,757 people through 919 service connections in Travis County, Texas.

Where does Deer Creek Water get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Deer Creek Water have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. 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 Deer Creek Water'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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Deer Creek Water's water quality report?

As a community water system, Deer Creek Water 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 Travis County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Austin Water & Wastewater	Travis	1,115,323	Community	Surface water
City of Pflugerville	Travis	63,464	Community	Surface water
Travis County Wcid 17	Travis	45,165	Community	Surface water
Manville WSC	Travis	39,648	Community	Purchased surface water
West Travis County Public Utility Agency	Travis	35,664	Community	Surface water
Windermere Community	Travis	21,231	Community	Purchased 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, “Deer Creek Water, PWSID TX2270049, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/deer-creek-water-tx2270049 (data as of October 1, 2026).