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Community Water System · PWS TX0860006

Whispering Oaks Water Works

Center Point, Texas 78010-5533 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 189 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

189
People served
69
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 69 drinking-water violations at Whispering Oaks Water Works, 4% of them health-based - below the Texas per-system average.

69
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
189
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Whispering Oaks Water Works

Whispering Oaks Water Works is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 189 residents in Center Point, Texas (Gillespie County) through 63 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 69 total violations for this system , of which 3 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 33 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 Chlorine, recorded in 13 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%).

Whispering Oaks Water Works's 69 violations sit below 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
189
Total Violations
69
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
63
County
Gillespie
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
33
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 13 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2016
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 2010
Combined Uranium MR 4 2010
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2015
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 2010
Public Notice Other 3 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 2024

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 Whispering Oaks Water Works.

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 TX0860006 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 Whispering Oaks Water Works 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 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / TX0860006 / 7500
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 SDWIS / TX0860006 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 SDWIS / TX0860006 / 5200
2016 Chlorine MR 13 SDWIS / TX0860006 / 0999
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / TX0860006 / 5000
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / TX0860006 / 7000
2010 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 SDWIS / TX0860006 / 4010
2010 Combined Uranium MR 4 SDWIS / TX0860006 / 4006
2010 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 SDWIS / TX0860006 / 4000

How Whispering Oaks Water Works Compares

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

Metric Whispering Oaks Water Works Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 69 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 189 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 Whispering Oaks Water Works water safe to drink? ▼
Whispering Oaks Water Works (PWS ID: TX0860006) has 69 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 189 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Whispering Oaks Water Works serve? ▼
Whispering Oaks Water Works serves 189 people in Center Point, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 63 service connections.
What type of violations does Whispering Oaks Water Works have? ▼
Whispering Oaks Water Works has 69 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 33 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Whispering Oaks Water Works water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Whispering Oaks Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Whispering Oaks Water Works use? ▼
Whispering Oaks Water Works uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.