Public water system · TX0270113
ActiveHigh Sierra Water System
At a glance
High Sierra Water System (PWSID TX0270113) is an active community water system in Burnet County, Texas. It reports serving 213 people through 71 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 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
213
Service connections
71
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does High Sierra Water System compare with other water systems in Burnet County?
By EPA's size categories, High Sierra Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Burnet County has 61 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 708 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 43,175 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so High Sierra Water System is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Texas has 4,594 active community water systems, 65% 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 High Sierra Water System?
EPA lists High Sierra Water System 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. 46 of the 61 active systems in Burnet County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does High Sierra Water System 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 2011. The violations listed here began between March 2004 and October 2011. By type: 8 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2004-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2004-04-01 | 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 | Archived |
| 2004-03-01 | 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.
High Sierra Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs High Sierra Water System?
High Sierra Water System (PWSID TX0270113) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does High Sierra Water System serve?
High Sierra Water System reports serving 213 people through 71 service connections in Burnet County, Texas.
Where does High Sierra Water System 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 High Sierra Water System 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 2011. 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 High Sierra Water System'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 2011. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find High Sierra Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, High Sierra Water System must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Burnet County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Marble Falls | Burnet | 8,059 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Burnet | Burnet | 7,011 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Granite Shoals | Burnet | 6,795 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Bertram | Burnet | 3,636 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Meadowlakes | Burnet | 2,480 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Cottonwood Shores | Burnet | 2,157 | 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, “High Sierra Water System, PWSID TX0270113, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/high-sierra-water-system-tx0270113 (data as of October 1, 2026).