Public water system · TX2060013
ActiveTpwd Colorado Bend State Park
At a glance
Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park (PWSID TX2060013) is an active transient non-community water system in San Saba County, Texas. It reports serving 191 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
191
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park compare with other water systems in San Saba County?
By EPA's size categories, Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). San Saba County has 9 active public water systems, and Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 816 people per system, and accounts for 2.6% of the 7,347 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 Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park is about 33% above 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. 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 Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park?
EPA lists Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park as owned by a state 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. 1 of the 9 active systems in San Saba County (11%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between February 1992 and November 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 3 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-05-31 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2025-05-28 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-03 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1993-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 1992-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park?
Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park (PWSID TX2060013) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park serve?
Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park reports serving 191 people through 7 service connections in San Saba County, Texas.
Where does Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park 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 Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. 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 Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park'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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park 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 San Saba County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of San Saba | San Saba | 3,151 | Community | Groundwater |
| Richland Sud | San Saba | 2,505 | Community | Groundwater |
| North San Saba WSC | San Saba | 885 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| City of Richland Springs | San Saba | 325 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cherokee Isd | San Saba | 160 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cherokee Home for Children | San Saba | 60 | 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, “Tpwd Colorado Bend State Park, PWSID TX2060013, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/tpwd-colorado-bend-state-park-tx2060013 (data as of October 1, 2026).