Is Spicewood Estates Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Burnet

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-03-01 → 2004-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-03-01 → 2004-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-03-01 → 2004-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-03-01 → 2004-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-02-01 → 2004-02-29
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-02-01 → 2004-02-29
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-02-01 → 2004-02-29

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	110 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	16/17	SYR4	2013–2018
Nitrate	1910 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	8.34 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	13/17	SYR4	2013–2018
Bromodichloromethane	5.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	8.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	11.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.9 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	5/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	77.86 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 78.7 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	159 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1875 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1910 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2015
TTHM	28.19 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 28.8 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.99 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.395 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	2/2	LCR	2024
Chromium	1.2 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.6 pCi/L 17% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	1.14 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019

59 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ROWE, SANDRA, JEAN
Phone: 830-693-2963
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Spicewood Estates

Is Spicewood Estates tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Spicewood Estates's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Spicewood Estates's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate, Lead, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Spicewood Estates serve?

Spicewood Estates reports serving 372 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Spicewood Estates had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 22 violations on file for Spicewood Estates, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.