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Community Water System · PWS TX0860080

Royal Oaks Apartments

Fredericksburg, Texas 78624-6648 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 57 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

57
People served
301
EPA violations
103
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 301 drinking-water violations at Royal Oaks Apartments, 34% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

301
Total EPA violations on record
34%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
57
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Royal Oaks Apartments

Royal Oaks Apartments is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 57 residents in Fredericksburg, Texas (Gillespie County) through 19 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 301 total violations for this system , of which 103 (34%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 157 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 141 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%).

Royal Oaks Apartments's 301 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
57
Total Violations
301
Health-Based Violations
103
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
19
County
Gillespie
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
99
Monitoring Violations
157
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 141 2011
Nitrate MCL 63 2022
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 36 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2016
Public Notice Other 10 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2007
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 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 Royal Oaks Apartments.

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 TX0860080 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 Royal Oaks Apartments 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 10 SDWIS / TX0860080 / 7500
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / TX0860080 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 SDWIS / TX0860080 / 5200
2022 Nitrate MCL 63 SDWIS / TX0860080 / 1040
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 SDWIS / TX0860080 / 7000
2016 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 36 SDWIS / TX0860080 / 4010
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 SDWIS / TX0860080 / 5000
2011 Chlorine MR 141 SDWIS / TX0860080 / 0999
2007 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / TX0860080 / 3100

How Royal Oaks Apartments Compares

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

Metric Royal Oaks Apartments Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 301 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 103 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 57 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 Royal Oaks Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Royal Oaks Apartments (PWS ID: TX0860080) has 301 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 57 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Royal Oaks Apartments serve? ▼
Royal Oaks Apartments serves 57 people in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 19 service connections.
What type of violations does Royal Oaks Apartments have? ▼
Royal Oaks Apartments has 301 total violations: 103 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 157 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Royal Oaks Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Royal Oaks Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Royal Oaks Apartments use? ▼
Royal Oaks Apartments 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.