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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

At a glance

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (PWSID TX2130032) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Somervell County, Texas. It reports serving 1,769 people through 21 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 December 2021.

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

Population served

1,769

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2130032

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,769

Service connections21

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountySomervell County

How does Fossil Rim Wildlife Center compare with other water systems in Somervell County?

By EPA's size categories, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Somervell County has 12 active public water systems, and Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 69% above the county average of 1,049 people per system, and accounts for 14% of the 12,585 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is about 4.1 times that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Texas has 862 active non-transient non-community water systems, 12% 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 Fossil Rim Wildlife Center?

EPA lists Fossil Rim Wildlife Center 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. 9 of the 12 active systems in Somervell County (75%) are also privately owned.

Does Fossil Rim Wildlife Center have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. The violations listed here began between August 2014 and December 2021. By type: 6 monitoring, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 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
2021-12-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-03-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2014-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2014-08-19	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.

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fossil Rim Wildlife Center?

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (PWSID TX2130032) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Fossil Rim Wildlife Center serve?

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center reports serving 1,769 people through 21 service connections in Somervell County, Texas.

Where does Fossil Rim Wildlife Center 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 Fossil Rim Wildlife Center 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 December 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 Fossil Rim Wildlife Center'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 December 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fossil Rim Wildlife Center's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is a non-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 Somervell County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Somervell County Water District	Somervell	3,666	Community	Surface water
City of Glen Rose	Somervell	2,848	Community	Purchased surface water
Tpwd Dinosaur Valley State Park	Somervell	1,700	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Riverbend Retreat Center	Somervell	827	Community	Groundwater
Camp Arrowhead	Somervell	525	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Loco Coyote Grill	Somervell	475	Transient non-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, “Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, PWSID TX2130032, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/fossil-rim-wildlife-center-tx2130032 (data as of October 1, 2026).