Public water system · TX1330148
ActiveHermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop
At a glance
Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop (PWSID TX1330148) is an active transient non-community water system in Kerr County, Texas. It reports serving 200 people through 11 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
11
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop compare with other water systems in Kerr County?
By EPA's size categories, Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kerr County has 98 active public water systems. Its population served is about 67% below the county average of 598 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 58,557 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 Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop is about 39% above 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 Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop?
EPA lists Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop 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. 89 of the 98 active systems in Kerr County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2020. The violations listed here began between October 2018 and February 2020. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and E. coli. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop?
Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop (PWSID TX1330148) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop serve?
Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop reports serving 200 people through 11 service connections in Kerr County, Texas.
Where does Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop 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 Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop 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 Kerr County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kerrville | Kerr | 23,489 | Community | Surface water |
| Ingram Water Supply | Kerr | 5,955 | Community | Groundwater |
| Loma Vista Water System | Kerr | 3,720 | Community | Groundwater |
| Four Seasons | Kerr | 1,059 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southern Hills | Kerr | 1,005 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kerrville Va Hospital | Kerr | 1,000 | 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, “Hermann Sons Youth Camp Hilltop, PWSID TX1330148, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/hermann-sons-youth-camp-hilltop-tx1330148 (data as of October 1, 2026).