Groundwater Rule (GWR) violations in Texas
16 active public water systems in Texas had a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation in the past three years, 15 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Groundwater Rule (GWR) is and why it matters.
Systems with a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
City of Shepherd San Jacinto County |
3,411 | 5 | 1 | |
|
City of Van Van Zandt County |
2,993 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Bitter Creek WSC South Nolan County |
2,973 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Jacobs WSC Plants 1 & 2 Rusk County |
819 | 3 | 2 | |
|
Worth Ranch Palo Pinto County |
750 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Nigton Wakefield WSC Trinity County |
352 | 8 | 6 | |
|
Lakeview Grocery 2 Orange County |
250 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Rosehill Prairie Country Store Harris County |
200 | 3 | 2 | |
|
Red Dot North RV Park Harris County |
147 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Gulf Bank Convenience Store Harris County |
100 | 1 | 1 | |
|
English Acres Jim Wells County |
90 | 7 | 6 | |
|
Twin Elm Guest Ranch and RV Park Bandera County |
63 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Shelby Water Shelby County |
61 | 14 | 4 | |
|
Langtry WSC Val Verde County |
50 | 2 | 1 | |
|
1017 Cafe Starr County |
25 | 4 | 3 | |
|
Jester King Craft Brewery Travis County |
350 | 2 | 0 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Groundwater Rule (GWR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Groundwater Rule (GWR) alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Texas records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.