Public water system · TX2120019

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Pine Ridge WSC South

At a glance

Pine Ridge WSC South (PWSID TX2120019) is an active community water system in Smith County, Texas. It reports serving 1,833 people through 611 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.

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

Population served

1,833

Service connections

611

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2120019

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,833

Service connections611

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountySmith County

How does Pine Ridge WSC South compare with other water systems in Smith County?

By EPA's size categories, Pine Ridge WSC South is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Smith County has 45 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,223 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 280,017 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 Pine Ridge WSC South 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 Pine Ridge WSC South?

EPA lists Pine Ridge WSC South as owned by a local government. 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. 22 of the 45 active systems in Smith County (49%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Pine Ridge WSC South have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between March 1991 and January 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (5 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 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
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2024-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2022-08-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2014-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
1991-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	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.

Pine Ridge WSC South: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pine Ridge WSC South?

Pine Ridge WSC South (PWSID TX2120019) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Pine Ridge WSC South serve?

Pine Ridge WSC South reports serving 1,833 people through 611 service connections in Smith County, Texas.

Where does Pine Ridge WSC South 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 Pine Ridge WSC South have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Pine Ridge WSC South'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Pine Ridge WSC South's water quality report?

As a community water system, Pine Ridge WSC South 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 Smith County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Tyler	Smith	107,000	Community	Surface water
Southern Utilities	Smith	69,735	Community	Purchased surface water
Lindale Rural WSC	Smith	14,781	Community	Groundwater
City of Whitehouse	Smith	9,571	Community	Purchased surface water
Walnut Grove WSC	Smith	8,775	Community	Purchased surface water
City of Lindale	Smith	6,313	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, “Pine Ridge WSC South, PWSID TX2120019, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/pine-ridge-wsc-south-tx2120019 (data as of October 1, 2026).