Public water system · TX0100090
ActiveMac & Ernies Roadside Eatery
At a glance
Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery (PWSID TX0100090) is an active transient non-community water system in Bandera County, Texas. It reports serving 110 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 February 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
110
Service connections
1
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery compare with other water systems in Bandera County?
By EPA's size categories, Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bandera County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 365 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 23,721 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 Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery is about 24% 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 1,192 Texas systems (17%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery?
EPA lists Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery 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. 53 of the 65 active systems in Bandera County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and February 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | 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.
Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery?
Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery (PWSID TX0100090) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery serve?
Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery reports serving 110 people through 1 service connection in Bandera County, Texas.
Where does Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery 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 February 2023. 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 Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery'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 February 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery 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 Bandera County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Medina Shores | Bandera | 3,660 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Bandera | Bandera | 3,231 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bandera County Fwsd 1 | Bandera | 1,092 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bandera River Ranch 1 | Bandera | 1,053 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bridlegate Subdivision | Bandera | 882 | Community | Groundwater |
| Flying L PUD | Bandera | 837 | 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, “Mac & Ernies Roadside Eatery, PWSID TX0100090, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/mac-ernies-roadside-eatery-tx0100090 (data as of October 1, 2026).