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Smithwick Mills Community

Serves an area of Burnet County, TX · 216 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Smithwick Mills Community in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • TX0270045
  • AUSTIN
  • TX
  • 216 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 78714
EPA system ID TX0270045

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Smithwick Mills Community draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2000.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 48 unknown out of 78 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 1, 2021 Active

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Smithwick Mills Community go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 1 1

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Smithwick Mills Community in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2000.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 3, 2000 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

2 incidents

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

Smithwick Mills Community draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Smithwick Mills Community.

Annual water quality report

Smithwick Mills Community must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Smithwick Mills Community for a copy.

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