Public water system · TX0700023
ActiveRural Bardwell WSC
At a glance
Rural Bardwell WSC (PWSID TX0700023) is an active community water system in Ellis County, Texas. It reports serving 924 people through 308 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
924
Service connections
308
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Rural Bardwell WSC compare with other water systems in Ellis County?
By EPA's size categories, Rural Bardwell WSC is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Ellis County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 9,591 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 249,358 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 Rural Bardwell WSC 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. 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 Rural Bardwell WSC?
EPA lists Rural Bardwell WSC 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. 21 of the 26 active systems in Ellis County (81%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Rural Bardwell WSC have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and March 2020. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 8 as archived and 4 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-09 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-11-07 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Archived |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Archived |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarb sulfonecode 2044 | No | Archived |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Archived |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarb sulfoxidecode 2043 | No | Archived |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Archived |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Picloramcode 2040 | No | Archived |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Oxamylcode 2036 | No | Archived |
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.
Rural Bardwell WSC: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rural Bardwell WSC?
Rural Bardwell WSC (PWSID TX0700023) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Rural Bardwell WSC serve?
Rural Bardwell WSC reports serving 924 people through 308 service connections in Ellis County, Texas.
Where does Rural Bardwell WSC 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 Rural Bardwell WSC 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 March 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 Rural Bardwell WSC'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 March 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rural Bardwell WSC's water quality report?
As a community water system, Rural Bardwell WSC 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 Ellis County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Waxahachie | Ellis | 50,814 | Community | Surface water |
| Rockett Sud | Ellis | 46,614 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Midlothian | Ellis | 27,699 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Ennis | Ellis | 24,891 | Community | Surface water |
| Mountain Peak Sud | Ellis | 23,988 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Sardis Lone Elm WSC | Ellis | 20,736 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Rural Bardwell WSC, PWSID TX0700023, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/rural-bardwell-wsc-tx0700023 (data as of October 1, 2026).