Public water system · TX1110005
ActiveWestern Hills Harbor
At a glance
Western Hills Harbor (PWSID TX1110005) is an active community water system in Hood County, Texas. It reports serving 1,245 people through 415 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,245
Service connections
415
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Western Hills Harbor compare with other water systems in Hood County?
By EPA's size categories, Western Hills Harbor is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Hood County has 61 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 1,134 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 69,154 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 Western Hills Harbor 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 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 Western Hills Harbor?
EPA lists Western Hills Harbor 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. 54 of the 61 active systems in Hood County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Western Hills Harbor have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and March 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived, 1 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-08-01 | 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 |
| 1993-07-01 | 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 |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Western Hills Harbor: frequently asked questions
Who runs Western Hills Harbor?
Western Hills Harbor (PWSID TX1110005) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Western Hills Harbor serve?
Western Hills Harbor reports serving 1,245 people through 415 service connections in Hood County, Texas.
Where does Western Hills Harbor 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 Western Hills Harbor have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. 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 Western Hills Harbor'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Western Hills Harbor's water quality report?
As a community water system, Western Hills Harbor 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 Hood County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton MUD | Hood | 20,458 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Granbury | Hood | 11,468 | Community | Surface water |
| Oak Trail Shores | Hood | 5,676 | Community | Surface water |
| Canyon Creek Addition | Hood | 2,895 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Comanche Harbor & Port Ocall | Hood | 2,562 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Comanche Cove & Heritage Heights | Hood | 2,562 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Western Hills Harbor, PWSID TX1110005, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/western-hills-harbor-tx1110005 (data as of October 1, 2026).