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Highland Meadows Water System

At a glance

Highland Meadows Water System (PWSID TX2490042) is an active community water system in Wise County, Texas. It reports serving 264 people through 88 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

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

Population served

264

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2490042

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served264

Service connections88

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyWise County

How does Highland Meadows Water System compare with other water systems in Wise County?

By EPA's size categories, Highland Meadows Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wise County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 734 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 44,014 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 Highland Meadows 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 Highland Meadows Water System?

EPA lists Highland Meadows 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. 43 of the 60 active systems in Wise County (72%) are also privately owned.

Does Highland Meadows Water System have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between March 2007 and January 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2019-11-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-11-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Highland Meadows Water System: frequently asked questions

Who runs Highland Meadows Water System?

Highland Meadows Water System (PWSID TX2490042) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Highland Meadows Water System serve?

Highland Meadows Water System reports serving 264 people through 88 service connections in Wise County, Texas.

Where does Highland Meadows 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 Highland Meadows Water System have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Highland Meadows 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. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Highland Meadows Water System's water quality report?

As a community water system, Highland Meadows 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 Wise County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Decatur Water Plant	Wise	6,910	Community	Surface water
City of Bridgeport	Wise	5,930	Community	Surface water
West Wise Sud	Wise	3,909	Community	Surface water
City of Runaway Bay	Wise	2,458	Community	Surface water
Chisholm Springs	Wise	2,049	Community	Groundwater
City of Boyd	Wise	2,044	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, “Highland Meadows Water System, PWSID TX2490042, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/highland-meadows-water-system-tx2490042 (data as of October 1, 2026).