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Sid Richardson Scout Ranch

At a glance

Sid Richardson Scout Ranch (PWSID TX2490021) is an active transient non-community water system in Wise County, Texas. It reports serving 650 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.

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

Population served

650

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDTX2490021

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served650

Service connections9

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyWise County

How does Sid Richardson Scout Ranch compare with other water systems in Wise County?

By EPA's size categories, Sid Richardson Scout Ranch is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Wise County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is about 11% below the county average of 734 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 44,014 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 Sid Richardson Scout Ranch is about 4.5 times 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 328 Texas systems (4.6%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Sid Richardson Scout Ranch?

EPA lists Sid Richardson Scout Ranch 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. 43 of the 60 active systems in Wise County (72%) are also privately owned.

Does Sid Richardson Scout Ranch have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between August 2016 and April 2022. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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
2022-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2021-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2019-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-08-09	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2018-07-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2017-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2017-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2016-09-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-08-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	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.

Sid Richardson Scout Ranch: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sid Richardson Scout Ranch?

Sid Richardson Scout Ranch (PWSID TX2490021) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Sid Richardson Scout Ranch serve?

Sid Richardson Scout Ranch reports serving 650 people through 9 service connections in Wise County, Texas.

Where does Sid Richardson Scout Ranch get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Sid Richardson Scout Ranch 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 April 2022. 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 Sid Richardson Scout Ranch'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 April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sid Richardson Scout Ranch's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sid Richardson Scout Ranch 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 Wise County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Decatur Water Plant	Wise	6,910	Community	Surface water
City of Bridgeport	Wise	5,930	Community	Surface water
West Wise Sud	Wise	3,909	Community	Surface water
City of Runaway Bay	Wise	2,458	Community	Surface water
Chisholm Springs	Wise	2,049	Community	Groundwater
City of Boyd	Wise	2,044	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, “Sid Richardson Scout Ranch, PWSID TX2490021, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/sid-richardson-scout-ranch-tx2490021 (data as of October 1, 2026).