Public water system · TX0270045
ActiveSmithwick Mills Community
At a glance
Smithwick Mills Community (PWSID TX0270045) is an active community water system in Burnet County, Texas. It reports serving 216 people through 72 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
216
Service connections
72
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Smithwick Mills Community compare with other water systems in Burnet County?
By EPA's size categories, Smithwick Mills Community is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Burnet County has 61 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 708 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 43,175 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 Smithwick Mills Community 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. 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 Smithwick Mills Community?
EPA lists Smithwick Mills Community 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. 46 of the 61 active systems in Burnet County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Smithwick Mills Community have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. The violations listed here began between October 1999 and December 2021. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-10-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Smithwick Mills Community: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smithwick Mills Community?
Smithwick Mills Community (PWSID TX0270045) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Smithwick Mills Community serve?
Smithwick Mills Community reports serving 216 people through 72 service connections in Burnet County, Texas.
Where does Smithwick Mills Community 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 Smithwick Mills Community have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. 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 Smithwick Mills Community'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 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Smithwick Mills Community's water quality report?
As a community water system, Smithwick Mills Community 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 Burnet County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Marble Falls | Burnet | 8,059 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Burnet | Burnet | 7,011 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Granite Shoals | Burnet | 6,795 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Bertram | Burnet | 3,636 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Meadowlakes | Burnet | 2,480 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Cottonwood Shores | Burnet | 2,157 | Community | 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, “Smithwick Mills Community, PWSID TX0270045, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/smithwick-mills-community-tx0270045 (data as of October 1, 2026).