Public water system · TX0860140
ActiveRose Hill Retreat
At a glance
Rose Hill Retreat (PWSID TX0860140) is an active transient non-community water system in Gillespie County, Texas. It reports serving 60 people through 24 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
24
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rose Hill Retreat compare with other water systems in Gillespie County?
By EPA's size categories, Rose Hill Retreat 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 Rose Hill Retreat is about 58% 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 Rose Hill Retreat?
EPA lists Rose Hill Retreat 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 Rose Hill Retreat have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and April 2025. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-28 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Rose Hill Retreat: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rose Hill Retreat?
Rose Hill Retreat (PWSID TX0860140) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Rose Hill Retreat serve?
Rose Hill Retreat reports serving 60 people through 24 service connections in Gillespie County, Texas.
Where does Rose Hill Retreat 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 Rose Hill Retreat have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Rose Hill Retreat'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rose Hill Retreat's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rose Hill Retreat 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, “Rose Hill Retreat, PWSID TX0860140, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/rose-hill-retreat-tx0860140 (data as of October 1, 2026).