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Community Water System · PWS TX1070069

Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad

Austin, Texas 78714-0164 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,551 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,551
People served
104
EPA violations
88
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 104 drinking-water violations at Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad, 85% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

104
Total EPA violations on record
85%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,551
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad

Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,551 residents in Austin, Texas (Henderson County) through 517 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 104 total violations for this system , of which 88 (85%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 5 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 TTHM, recorded in 53 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad's 104 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
1,551
Total Violations
104
Health-Based Violations
88
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
517
County
Henderson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
73
Monitoring Violations
5
Treatment Tech Violations
15

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 53 2015
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 20 2008
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 15 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2018
Public Notice Other 4 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2011

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 Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad.

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 TX1070069 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 Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 15 SDWIS / TX1070069 / 0300
2021 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / TX1070069 / 7500
2018 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / TX1070069 / 0300
2015 TTHM MCL 53 SDWIS / TX1070069 / 2950
2011 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / TX1070069 / 5000
2008 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 20 SDWIS / TX1070069 / 2456

How Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad Compares

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

Metric Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 104 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 88 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 1,551 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 Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad water safe to drink? ▼
Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad (PWS ID: TX1070069) has 104 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,551 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad serve? ▼
Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad serves 1,551 people in Austin, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 517 service connections.
What type of violations does Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad have? ▼
Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad has 104 total violations: 88 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 5 monitoring/reporting violations, and 15 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad use? ▼
Beachwood Estates & North Trinidad uses Surface Water 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.