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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TX0150440

Specht Store

San Antonio, Texas 78260-1647 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 170 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

170
People served
830
EPA violations
292
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 830 drinking-water violations at Specht Store, 35% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

830
Total EPA violations on record
35%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
170
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Specht Store

Specht Store is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 170 residents in San Antonio, Texas (Bexar County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 830 total violations for this system , of which 292 (35%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 361 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 311 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Texas, EPA tracks 7,351 public water systems serving 33,253,313 people, with 746,210 cumulative violations and 162,945 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 101.5 violations. Statewide, 1,068 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (93.1%).

Specht Store's 830 violations sit above the Texas average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
170
Total Violations
830
Health-Based Violations
292
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
3
County
Bexar
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
361
Treatment Tech Violations
292

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 311 2025
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 288 2025
Public Notice Other 159 2025
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 36 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2015
E. COLI MR 5 2009
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2025
Coliform (TCR) Other 1 1991

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Specht Store.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID TX0150440 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Texas Drinking Water Authority

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Specht Store under EPA-delegated authority.

Open TX regulator portal

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 311 SDWIS / TX0150440 / 0300
2025 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 288 SDWIS / TX0150440 / 0800
2025 Public Notice Other 159 SDWIS / TX0150440 / 7500
2025 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 SDWIS / TX0150440 / 0300
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 36 SDWIS / TX0150440 / 0200
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / TX0150440 / 3100
2009 E. COLI MR 5 SDWIS / TX0150440 / 3014
1991 Coliform (TCR) Other 1 SDWIS / TX0150440 / 3100

How Specht Store Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Specht Store Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 830 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 292 22.2 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 93.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 170 4,524 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,351 regulated public water systems in Texas.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Specht Store water safe to drink? ▼
Specht Store (PWS ID: TX0150440) has 830 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 170 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Specht Store serve? ▼
Specht Store serves 170 people in San Antonio, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does Specht Store have? ▼
Specht Store has 830 total violations: 292 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 361 monitoring/reporting violations, and 292 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Specht Store water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Specht Store under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Specht Store use? ▼
Specht Store uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.