Public water system · TX1310003
ActiveKing Ranch Norias
At a glance
King Ranch Norias (PWSID TX1310003) is an active community water system in Kenedy County, Texas. It reports serving 34 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
34
Service connections
25
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does King Ranch Norias compare with other water systems in Kenedy County?
By EPA's size categories, King Ranch Norias is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kenedy County has 4 active public water systems, and King Ranch Norias is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 129 people per system, and accounts for 6.6% of the 516 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 King Ranch Norias 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 King Ranch Norias?
EPA lists King Ranch Norias 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. 1 of the 4 active systems in Kenedy County (25%) are also privately owned.
Does King Ranch Norias have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between August 1984 and September 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-02-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1984-08-29 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Fluoridecode 1025 | Yes | Archived |
All 9 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.
King Ranch Norias: frequently asked questions
Who runs King Ranch Norias?
King Ranch Norias (PWSID TX1310003) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does King Ranch Norias serve?
King Ranch Norias reports serving 34 people through 25 service connections in Kenedy County, Texas.
Where does King Ranch Norias 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 King Ranch Norias have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 King Ranch Norias' 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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find King Ranch Norias' water quality report?
As a community water system, King Ranch Norias 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 Kenedy County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenedy County | Kenedy | 222 | Community | Groundwater |
| Txdot Kenedy County Sra | Kenedy | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Us Border Patrol Station K 24 | Kenedy | 60 | Non-transient non-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, “King Ranch Norias, PWSID TX1310003, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/king-ranch-norias-tx1310003 (data as of October 1, 2026).