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Community Water System · PWS TX2270282

Barton Creek Lakeside

Austin, Texas 78723-2476 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,023 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,023
People served
47
EPA violations
23
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 47 drinking-water violations at Barton Creek Lakeside, 49% of them health-based - below the Texas per-system average.

47
Total EPA violations on record
49%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,023
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Barton Creek Lakeside

Barton Creek Lakeside is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,023 residents in Austin, Texas (Travis County) through 341 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 47 total violations for this system , of which 23 (49%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 19 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 19 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%).

Barton Creek Lakeside's 47 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
1,023
Total Violations
47
Health-Based Violations
23
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
341
County
Travis
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
19
Monitoring Violations
19
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 19 2025
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 8 2022
Public Notice Other 5 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2023
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2023
E. COLI MR 4 2016
Chlorine MR 3 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 Barton Creek Lakeside.

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 TX2270282 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 Barton Creek Lakeside 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 19 SDWIS / TX2270282 / 2950
2023 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / TX2270282 / 7500
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / TX2270282 / 5000
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 SDWIS / TX2270282 / 0200
2022 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 8 SDWIS / TX2270282 / 0300
2016 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / TX2270282 / 3014
2008 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / TX2270282 / 0999

How Barton Creek Lakeside Compares

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

Metric Barton Creek Lakeside Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 47 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 23 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 1,023 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 Barton Creek Lakeside water safe to drink? ▼
Barton Creek Lakeside (PWS ID: TX2270282) has 47 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,023 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Barton Creek Lakeside serve? ▼
Barton Creek Lakeside serves 1,023 people in Austin, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 341 service connections.
What type of violations does Barton Creek Lakeside have? ▼
Barton Creek Lakeside has 47 total violations: 23 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 19 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Barton Creek Lakeside water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Barton Creek Lakeside under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Barton Creek Lakeside use? ▼
Barton Creek Lakeside 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.