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Community Water System · PWS TX1930007

Twin Forks Estates WSC

Leakey, Texas 78873-0248 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 226 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

226
People served
68
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 68 drinking-water violations at Twin Forks Estates WSC, 7% of them health-based - below the Texas per-system average.

68
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
226
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Twin Forks Estates WSC

Twin Forks Estates WSC is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 226 residents in Leakey, Texas (Real County) through 175 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 68 total violations for this system , of which 5 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 31 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 9 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%).

Twin Forks Estates WSC's 68 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
226
Total Violations
68
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
175
County
Real
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
31
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 2003
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2007
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2016
Lead and Copper Rule TT 5 2013
E. COLI MR 3 2009
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 2005
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2012
Public Notice Other 1 2008

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 Twin Forks Estates WSC.

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 TX1930007 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 Twin Forks Estates WSC 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
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / TX1930007 / 5000
2013 Lead and Copper Rule TT 5 SDWIS / TX1930007 / 5000
2012 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / TX1930007 / 7000
2009 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / TX1930007 / 3014
2008 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / TX1930007 / 7500
2007 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / TX1930007 / 3100
2005 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / TX1930007 / 0300
2003 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 SDWIS / TX1930007 / 0200

How Twin Forks Estates WSC Compares

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

Metric Twin Forks Estates WSC Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 68 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 226 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 Twin Forks Estates WSC water safe to drink? ▼
Twin Forks Estates WSC (PWS ID: TX1930007) has 68 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 226 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Twin Forks Estates WSC serve? ▼
Twin Forks Estates WSC serves 226 people in Leakey, Texas. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 175 service connections.
What type of violations does Twin Forks Estates WSC have? ▼
Twin Forks Estates WSC has 68 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 31 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Twin Forks Estates WSC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Twin Forks Estates WSC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Twin Forks Estates WSC use? ▼
Twin Forks Estates WSC 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.