Question 1

Is Enchanted River Estates water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Enchanted River Estates (PWS ID: TX0100039) has 78 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 513 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Enchanted River Estates serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Enchanted River Estates serves 513 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Austin or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 171 service connections. The operator address is listed in Austin, Texas.

Question 3

What type of violations does Enchanted River Estates have?

Accepted Answer

Enchanted River Estates has 78 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 64 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Enchanted River Estates water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Enchanted River Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Enchanted River Estates use?

Accepted Answer

Enchanted River Estates uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Enchanted River Estates sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Enchanted River Estates ranks #28,303 of 29,740 by people served, and #2,974 of 3,040 in Texas. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Enchanted River Estates's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Enchanted River Estates has 78 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 32% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 68% of that cohort has fewer violations than Enchanted River Estates. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Arsenic	MR	2	2008
Cadmium	MR	2	2008
Chromium	MR	2	2008
Mercury	MR	2	2008
Selenium	MR	2	2008
Antimony, Total	MR	2	2008
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	2008
Thallium, Total	MR	2	2008
Nitrate	MR	2	2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2008
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2008
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2008
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2008
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2008
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2008
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2008
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2008
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2008
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2008
Benzene	MR	2	2008
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2008
Styrene	MR	2	2008
Barium	MR	2	2008
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2008
Coliform (TCR)	MR	2	1992
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2008
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2008
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2008
Toluene	MR	2	2008

Enchanted River Estates

Enchanted River Estates standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Enchanted River Estates

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints