Public water system · TX0450106
ActiveGarwood Sand and Gravel Pws
At a glance
Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws (PWSID TX0450106) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Colorado County, Texas. It reports serving 35 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws compare with other water systems in Colorado County?
By EPA's size categories, Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Colorado County has 43 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 416 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 17,897 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 Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws is well below 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 Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws?
EPA lists Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws 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. 32 of the 43 active systems in Colorado County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between May 2020 and July 2020. By type: 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws?
Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws (PWSID TX0450106) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws serve?
Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws reports serving 35 people through 4 service connections in Colorado County, Texas.
Where does Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws 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 Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws' 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. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws 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 Colorado County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Eagle Lake | Colorado | 3,837 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Columbus | Colorado | 3,739 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Weimar | Colorado | 2,226 | Community | Groundwater |
| Glidden Fwsd 1 | Colorado | 855 | Community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Colorado County Sra | Colorado | 750 | Transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Lake Sheridan Estates | Colorado | 750 | 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, “Garwood Sand and Gravel Pws, PWSID TX0450106, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/garwood-sand-and-gravel-pws-tx0450106 (data as of October 1, 2026).