Public water system record
City of Buda
Serves Buda, Hays County, TX · 13,830 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Buda in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- City of Buda draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, March 2005.
- Record on file since 2003, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,156 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for City of Buda go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 23 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2010, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Buda in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2005 | Texas | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Public Notice |
Where the water comes from
City of Buda draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Gbra Ih-35 Transmission Main.
Buys water from
- Gbra Ih-35 Transmission Main New Braunfels, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Buda 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells