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Community Water System · PWS TX2130009

Happy Hill Farm Academy

Granbury, Texas 76048-7811 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 238 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

238
People served
160
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 160 drinking-water violations at Happy Hill Farm Academy - above the Texas per-system average.

160
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
238
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Happy Hill Farm Academy

Happy Hill Farm Academy is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 238 residents in Granbury, Texas (Somervell County) through 46 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 160 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 140 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 115 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%).

Happy Hill Farm Academy's 160 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
238
Total Violations
160
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
46
County
Somervell
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
140
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 115 2020
Public Notice Other 11 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2016
E. COLI MR 8 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2012
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2017

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 Happy Hill Farm Academy.

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 TX2130009 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 Happy Hill Farm Academy 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
2022 Public Notice Other 11 SDWIS / TX2130009 / 7500
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / TX2130009 / 8000
2020 Chlorine MR 115 SDWIS / TX2130009 / 0999
2020 E. COLI MR 8 SDWIS / TX2130009 / 3014
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / TX2130009 / 5000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / TX2130009 / 3100
2012 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / TX2130009 / 7000

How Happy Hill Farm Academy Compares

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

Metric Happy Hill Farm Academy Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 160 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 238 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 Happy Hill Farm Academy water safe to drink? ▼
Happy Hill Farm Academy (PWS ID: TX2130009) has 160 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 238 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Happy Hill Farm Academy serve? ▼
Happy Hill Farm Academy serves 238 people in Granbury, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 46 service connections.
What type of violations does Happy Hill Farm Academy have? ▼
Happy Hill Farm Academy has 160 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 140 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Happy Hill Farm Academy water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Happy Hill Farm Academy under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Happy Hill Farm Academy use? ▼
Happy Hill Farm Academy 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.