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Community Water System · PWS TX0080043

Austin County WSC 4

Operator location Bellville, Texas - 25% of 12 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 681 served per SDWIS.

681
People served (this PWS)
12
EPA violations (this PWS)
3
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Austin County WSC 4 standing, low SDWIS violation third

25% of 12 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 25% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #24,713 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Austin County WSC 4 is in the lower third by violation count (12; lower-third violation load (≤ 21 violations)). A low count does not mean the system is unmonitored - monitoring and reporting violations still appear in SDWIS. Population served is smaller (681; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 25% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#24,713 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#2,697 of 3,040
Population · TX
12
Total EPA violations on record
25%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
210
County
Austin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
1
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2024
Public Notice Other 1 2025

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Austin County WSC 4 has 12 recorded EPA violations, 21% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 78% carry more. 25% of this system's own violations are health-based (3 of 12), and it ranks #24,713 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

12 Among the lowest violation counts fewer violations than 78% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
ADONA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/8/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/8/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/8/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/8/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/8/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/8/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 10/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 10/3/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 10/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 10/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 10/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 10/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 10/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 10/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 10/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 10/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 10/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Austin County WSC 4

3 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for TX0080043.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch

Nationwide peers

12 violations · 681 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Austin County WSC 4

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Texas compares on the same EPA violation measures. Texas systems
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater