Public water system · TX2320025

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River Bend on the Frio

At a glance

River Bend on the Frio (PWSID TX2320025) is an active transient non-community water system in Uvalde County, Texas. It reports serving 200 people through 52 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020.

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

Population served

200

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2320025

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served200

Service connections52

Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyUvalde County

How does River Bend on the Frio compare with other water systems in Uvalde County?

By EPA's size categories, River Bend on the Frio is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Uvalde County has 29 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,061 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 30,772 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 River Bend on the Frio is about 39% above 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 37 Texas systems (0.5%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates River Bend on the Frio?

EPA lists River Bend on the Frio 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. 20 of the 29 active systems in Uvalde County (69%) are also privately owned.

Does River Bend on the Frio have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. The violations listed here began between August 2019 and August 2020. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2020-08-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-08-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-06-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-06-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-10-31	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2019-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2019-09-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2019-08-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2019-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	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.

River Bend on the Frio: frequently asked questions

Who runs River Bend on the Frio?

River Bend on the Frio (PWSID TX2320025) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does River Bend on the Frio serve?

River Bend on the Frio reports serving 200 people through 52 service connections in Uvalde County, Texas.

Where does River Bend on the Frio get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does River Bend on the Frio have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. 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 River Bend on the Frio'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find River Bend on the Frio's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. River Bend on the Frio 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 Uvalde County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Uvalde	Uvalde	17,450	Community	Groundwater
Windmill WSC	Uvalde	2,900	Community	Groundwater
City of Sabinal	Uvalde	2,301	Community	Groundwater
Concan WSC	Uvalde	1,488	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Tpwd Garner State Park	Uvalde	1,232	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Knippa WSC	Uvalde	933	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, “River Bend on the Frio, PWSID TX2320025, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/river-bend-on-the-frio-tx2320025 (data as of October 1, 2026).