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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TX0460130

New Braunfels Lime Plant

Fort Worth, Texas 76185-5004 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 60 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

60
People served
114
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 114 drinking-water violations at New Braunfels Lime Plant - above the Texas per-system average.

114
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
60
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: New Braunfels Lime Plant

New Braunfels Lime Plant is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 60 residents in Fort Worth, Texas (Comal County) through 5 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 114 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 74 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 44 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, 610 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (53.2%).

New Braunfels Lime Plant's 114 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
60
Total Violations
114
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
5
County
Comal
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
74
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 44 2021
Public Notice Other 36 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 17 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2017

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 New Braunfels Lime Plant.

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 TX0460130 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 New Braunfels Lime Plant 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
2021 Chlorine MR 44 SDWIS / TX0460130 / 0999
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / TX0460130 / 8000
2017 Public Notice Other 36 SDWIS / TX0460130 / 7500
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / TX0460130 / 5000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 17 SDWIS / TX0460130 / 3100

How New Braunfels Lime Plant Compares

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

Metric New Braunfels Lime Plant Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 114 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 22.2 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 53.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 60 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 New Braunfels Lime Plant water safe to drink? ▼
New Braunfels Lime Plant (PWS ID: TX0460130) has 114 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 60 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does New Braunfels Lime Plant serve? ▼
New Braunfels Lime Plant serves 60 people in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 5 service connections.
What type of violations does New Braunfels Lime Plant have? ▼
New Braunfels Lime Plant has 114 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 74 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in New Braunfels Lime Plant water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for New Braunfels Lime Plant under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does New Braunfels Lime Plant use? ▼
New Braunfels Lime Plant uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.