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Community Water System · PWS TX1610030

River Bend Water Services

Matagorda, Texas 77457-0735 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
443
EPA violations
420
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 443 drinking-water violations at River Bend Water Services, 95% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

443
Total EPA violations on record
95%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: River Bend Water Services

River Bend Water Services is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Matagorda, Texas (Matagorda County) through 50 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 443 total violations for this system , of which 420 (95%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 13 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 TTHM, recorded in 289 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, 610 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (53.2%).

River Bend Water Services's 443 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
100
Total Violations
443
Health-Based Violations
420
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
50
County
Matagorda
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
420
Monitoring Violations
13
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 289 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 131 2025
TTHM MR 4 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2020
Chlorine MR 2 2010
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2013
Public Notice Other 2 2020

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 River Bend Water Services.

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 TX1610030 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 River Bend Water Services 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 TTHM MCL 289 SDWIS / TX1610030 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 131 SDWIS / TX1610030 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / TX1610030 / 2950
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / TX1610030 / 2456
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / TX1610030 / 5000
2020 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / TX1610030 / 7500
2013 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / TX1610030 / 7000
2010 Chlorine MR 2 SDWIS / TX1610030 / 0999

How River Bend Water Services Compares

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

Metric River Bend Water Services Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 443 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 420 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 100 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 River Bend Water Services water safe to drink? ▼
River Bend Water Services (PWS ID: TX1610030) has 443 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does River Bend Water Services serve? ▼
River Bend Water Services serves 100 people in Matagorda, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 50 service connections.
What type of violations does River Bend Water Services have? ▼
River Bend Water Services has 443 total violations: 420 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 13 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in River Bend Water Services water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for River Bend Water Services under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does River Bend Water Services use? ▼
River Bend Water Services 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.