Public water system · TX2040061
ActiveShepherd Hills Estates
At a glance
Shepherd Hills Estates (PWSID TX2040061) is an active community water system in San Jacinto County, Texas. It reports serving 85 people through 32 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
85
Service connections
32
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Shepherd Hills Estates compare with other water systems in San Jacinto County?
By EPA's size categories, Shepherd Hills Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). San Jacinto County has 37 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 895 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 33,112 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 Shepherd Hills Estates 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 Shepherd Hills Estates?
EPA lists Shepherd Hills Estates 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. 25 of the 37 active systems in San Jacinto County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Shepherd Hills Estates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 2013. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Lead and Copper Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Shepherd Hills Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shepherd Hills Estates?
Shepherd Hills Estates (PWSID TX2040061) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Shepherd Hills Estates serve?
Shepherd Hills Estates reports serving 85 people through 32 service connections in San Jacinto County, Texas.
Where does Shepherd Hills Estates 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 Shepherd Hills Estates have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 2013. 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 Shepherd Hills Estates' 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 2013. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shepherd Hills Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Shepherd Hills Estates 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 San Jacinto County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Sud | San Jacinto | 3,993 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Shepherd | San Jacinto | 3,411 | Community | Groundwater |
| One Five O WSC | San Jacinto | 3,094 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dodge Oakhurst WSC 2 | San Jacinto | 2,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mercy WSC | San Jacinto | 2,458 | Community | Groundwater |
| Holiday Villages of Livingston | San Jacinto | 2,272 | 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, “Shepherd Hills Estates, PWSID TX2040061, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/shepherd-hills-estates-tx2040061 (data as of October 1, 2026).