Public water system · TX0860135
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At a glance
Longhorn Cellars (PWSID TX0860135) is an active transient non-community water system in Gillespie County, Texas. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. 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 November 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Longhorn Cellars compare with other water systems in Gillespie County?
By EPA's size categories, Longhorn Cellars is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gillespie County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 372 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 26,380 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 Longhorn Cellars is about 65% 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 Longhorn Cellars?
EPA lists Longhorn Cellars 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. 66 of the 71 active systems in Gillespie County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Longhorn Cellars have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and November 2017. By type: 10 monitoring and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (10 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-08-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-08-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Longhorn Cellars: frequently asked questions
Who runs Longhorn Cellars?
Longhorn Cellars (PWSID TX0860135) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Longhorn Cellars serve?
Longhorn Cellars reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Gillespie County, Texas.
Where does Longhorn Cellars 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 Longhorn Cellars 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 November 2017. 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 Longhorn Cellars' 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 November 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Longhorn Cellars' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Longhorn Cellars 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 Gillespie County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fredericksburg | Gillespie | 11,257 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tpwd Lyndon B Johnson Shp | Gillespie | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Arch Ray Condos | Gillespie | 735 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Stonewall Wcid | Gillespie | 726 | Community | Groundwater |
| Swallows Eve | Gillespie | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Grape Creek Vineyards | Gillespie | 650 | 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, “Longhorn Cellars, PWSID TX0860135, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/longhorn-cellars-tx0860135 (data as of October 1, 2026).