Public water system · TX0460126
ActiveGuadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative
At a glance
Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative (PWSID TX0460126) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Comal County, Texas. It reports serving 150 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative compare with other water systems in Comal County?
By EPA's size categories, Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Comal County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,473 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 232,493 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 Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative is about 65% 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 Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative?
EPA lists Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative 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. 80 of the 94 active systems in Comal County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and December 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-05-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative: frequently asked questions
Who runs Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative?
Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative (PWSID TX0460126) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative serve?
Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative reports serving 150 people through 3 service connections in Comal County, Texas.
Where does Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative 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 Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. 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 Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative'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. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative 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 Comal County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Braunfels Utilities | Comal | 116,477 | Community | Surface water |
| Clwsc Canyon Lake Shores | Comal | 44,196 | Community | Surface water |
| Sjwtx Triple Peak Plant | Comal | 32,973 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Garden Ridge | Comal | 5,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sjwtx Glenwood Subdivision | Comal | 2,985 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Gbra Johnson Ranch Subdivision | Comal | 2,322 | 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, “Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative, PWSID TX0460126, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/guadalupe-valley-telephone-cooperative-tx0460126 (data as of October 1, 2026).