Public water system · TX0160004
ActiveTpwd Pedernales Falls State Park
At a glance
Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park (PWSID TX0160004) is an active transient non-community water system in Blanco County, Texas. It reports serving 690 people through 80 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
690
Service connections
80
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park compare with other water systems in Blanco County?
By EPA's size categories, Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Blanco County has 26 active public water systems, and Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 66% above the county average of 415 people per system, and accounts for 6.4% of the 10,782 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 Pedernales Falls State Park is about 4.8 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 Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park?
EPA lists Tpwd Pedernales Falls 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 26 active systems in Blanco County (3.8%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and June 2021. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-01 | 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 of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1993-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 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 |
| 1993-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
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.
Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park?
Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park (PWSID TX0160004) 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 Pedernales Falls State Park serve?
Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park reports serving 690 people through 80 service connections in Blanco County, Texas.
Where does Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park 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 Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park 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 June 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 Tpwd Pedernales Falls 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tpwd Pedernales Falls 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 Blanco County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Blanco | Blanco | 3,192 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Johnson City | Blanco | 2,097 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rockin J Ranch Subdivision | Blanco | 1,839 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rust Ranch Water Supply | Blanco | 564 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bigs Convenience Store | Blanco | 354 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Aqua on Wheels | Blanco | 300 | Transient non-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, “Tpwd Pedernales Falls State Park, PWSID TX0160004, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/tpwd-pedernales-falls-state-park-tx0160004 (data as of October 1, 2026).