Public water system · TX0270011

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Spicewood Beach

At a glance

Spicewood Beach (PWSID TX0270011) is an active community water system in Burnet County, Texas. It reports serving 1,452 people through 484 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

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

Population served

1,452

Service connections

484

Primary source

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDTX0270011

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,452

Service connections484

Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyTX state drinking water program

City served—

StateTexas

ZIP—

CountyBurnet County

How does Spicewood Beach compare with other water systems in Burnet County?

By EPA's size categories, Spicewood Beach is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Burnet County has 61 active public water systems. Its population served is about twice the county average of 708 people per system, and accounts for 3.4% 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 Spicewood Beach 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 37 Texas systems (0.5%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Spicewood Beach?

EPA lists Spicewood Beach 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 Spicewood Beach have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2004 and January 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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
2024-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2021-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2021-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2021-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2014-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	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

All 7 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.

Spicewood Beach: frequently asked questions

Who runs Spicewood Beach?

Spicewood Beach (PWSID TX0270011) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.

How many people does Spicewood Beach serve?

Spicewood Beach reports serving 1,452 people through 484 service connections in Burnet County, Texas.

Where does Spicewood Beach get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does Spicewood Beach have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Spicewood Beach'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.

Where can I find Spicewood Beach's water quality report?

As a community water system, Spicewood Beach 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, “Spicewood Beach, PWSID TX0270011, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/spicewood-beach-tx0270011 (data as of October 1, 2026).