Public water system · TX1820052
ActiveFamous Mineral Water
At a glance
Famous Mineral Water (PWSID TX1820052) is an active transient non-community water system in Palo Pinto County, Texas. It reports serving 50 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Famous Mineral Water compare with other water systems in Palo Pinto County?
By EPA's size categories, Famous Mineral Water is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Palo Pinto County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,495 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 42,406 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Famous Mineral Water is about 65% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Texas has 1,622 active transient non-community water systems, 23% 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 Famous Mineral Water?
EPA lists Famous Mineral 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. 4 of the 17 active systems in Palo Pinto County (24%) are also privately owned.
Does Famous Mineral Water have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and October 2019. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-08 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-04 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-12-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Famous Mineral Water: frequently asked questions
Who runs Famous Mineral Water?
Famous Mineral Water (PWSID TX1820052) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Famous Mineral Water serve?
Famous Mineral Water reports serving 50 people through 5 service connections in Palo Pinto County, Texas.
Where does Famous Mineral Water 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 Famous Mineral Water 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 October 2019. 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 Famous Mineral 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Famous Mineral Water's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Famous Mineral Water is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Palo Pinto County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Mineral Wells | Palo Pinto | 15,564 | Community | Surface water |
| Possum Kingdom WSC | Palo Pinto | 7,395 | Community | Surface water |
| North Rural WSC | Palo Pinto | 3,610 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Santo Sud | Palo Pinto | 3,546 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Sturdivant Progress WSC | Palo Pinto | 3,111 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lake Palo Pinto Area WSC | Palo Pinto | 2,247 | Community | 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, “Famous Mineral Water, PWSID TX1820052, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/famous-mineral-water-tx1820052 (data as of October 1, 2026).