Bastrop County Wcid 2
EPA ID: TX0110020 · 7,269 people served · 1 ZIP code
Unlike many utilities its size, Bastrop County Wcid 2 carries a violation-free five-year record — no EPA notices, no MCL exceedances, serving 7,269 people.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 2 (2022) to 1 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Bastrop County Wcid 2 Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Bastrop County Wcid 2 serves a community with a median household income of $86,976 and an estimated 35,786 residents across its service area.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Bastrop County Wcid 2's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 3% of homes in Bastrop County, Texas rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 1 detection recorded.
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Texas
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Bastrop County Wcid 2 (EPA ID: TX0110020) is a community water system in Texas that serves approximately 7,269 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 78602 in Bastrop.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by TX or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.
- 78602 — Bastrop
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Bastrop County Wcid 2 (TX0110020) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bastrop County Wcid 2 water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Bastrop County Wcid 2 has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Bastrop County Wcid 2 serve?
Bastrop County Wcid 2 serves approximately 7,269 people across 1 ZIP code in Texas.
Where does Bastrop County Wcid 2 get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Federal UCMR5 PFAS Monitoring: Detected
This water system was tested under the federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). PFAS compounds were detected below the current state-enforceable MCL.
Current MCL reflects the lowest state-enforceable limit (NYS 10 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, effective August 2020). The federal final MCL of 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS (EPA April 2024 rule) is not enforceable until April 2029. Detections above 4 ppt but below 10 ppt are below current MCL but above the future federal limit.
Source: U.S. EPA UCMR5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 5th cycle) — per-system federal sampling, 2023–2025. EPA UCMR5 monitoring program →
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.