Public water system · TX1050136
ActiveJunction Wtx
At a glance
Junction Wtx (PWSID TX1050136) is an active transient non-community water system in Hays County, Texas. It reports serving 100 people through 6 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 April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Junction Wtx compare with other water systems in Hays County?
By EPA's size categories, Junction Wtx is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hays County has 118 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,597 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 306,428 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 Junction Wtx is about 31% below 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 Junction Wtx?
EPA lists Junction Wtx 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. 87 of the 118 active systems in Hays County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Junction Wtx have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and April 2025. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-28 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Junction Wtx: frequently asked questions
Who runs Junction Wtx?
Junction Wtx (PWSID TX1050136) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Junction Wtx serve?
Junction Wtx reports serving 100 people through 6 service connections in Hays County, Texas.
Where does Junction Wtx 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 Junction Wtx have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Junction Wtx'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Junction Wtx's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Junction Wtx 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 Hays County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of San Marcos | Hays | 72,970 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Kyle | Hays | 52,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Texas State University - San Marcos | Hays | 43,552 | Community | Groundwater |
| Goforth Sud | Hays | 34,893 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| County Line Sud | Hays | 19,609 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Buda | Hays | 13,830 | 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, “Junction Wtx, PWSID TX1050136, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/junction-wtx-tx1050136 (data as of October 1, 2026).