Public water system record
City of Austin Water & Wastewater
Serves Austin, Hornsby Bend and Wells Branch, Travis County, TX · 1,115,323 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for City of Austin Water & Wastewater in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Austin Water & Wastewater draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Texas, February 2022.
- Record on file since 2008, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 257,784 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
Full record since 2008
EPA's records for City of Austin Water & Wastewater go back to 2008. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Enforcement actions
Texas regulators issued 2 boil water orders to City of Austin Water & Wastewater between 2018 and 2022. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2022 | Texas | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 21, 2018 | Texas | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
5 incidentsThe 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
City of Austin Water & Wastewater draws water from 3 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to City of Austin Water Hauler. 15 other community water systems and 12 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Austin Water & Wastewater. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Austin Water & Wastewater.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Austin Water Hauler Austin, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Rollingwood Rollingwood, TX
- City of Sunset Valley Sunset Valley, TX
- Creedmoor Maha WSC Buda, TX
- High Valley WSC Austin, TX
- Marsha WSC Austin, TX
- Mid-Tex Utilities Austin, TX
- Nighthawk WSC Austin, TX
- North Austin MUD 1 Austin, TX
- Northtown MUD Austin, TX
- Rivercrest Water System Austin, TX
- Shady Hollow MUD Austin, TX
- Travis County WCID 10 West Lake Hills, TX
- Village of San Leanna Manchaca, TX
- Wells Branch MUD 1 Austin, TX
- Windermere Community Austin, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Austin Water & Wastewater 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