Public water system record
Austins Colony
Serves Hornsby Bend, Travis County, TX · 9,987 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Austins Colony in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Austins Colony draws water from 7 wells (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 2003, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,408 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for Austins Colony go back to 2003. 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 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Where the water comes from
Austins Colony draws water from 7 wells (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Municipal Groundwater Solutions, Epcor 130 Project and 130 Regional WSC. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Austins Colony.
Buys water from
- Municipal Groundwater Solutions Houston, TX
- Epcor 130 Project Caldwell, TX
- 130 Regional WSC Caldwell, TX
Community systems that buy water from it
- Epcor 130 Project Caldwell, TX
- Kennedy Ridge WSC Del Valle, TX
- Wilbarger Creek MUD 2 Austin, TX
Annual water quality report
Austins Colony 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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