Wilderness Cove
EPA ID: TX0270126 · 282 people served · 1 ZIP code
Federal monitoring records confirm Wilderness Cove has operated without any EPA violations for the full five-year window — covering every contaminant category and reporting cycle across a service area of approximately 282 residents, with no gaps in the compliance record.
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 1 (2021) to 1 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Wilderness Cove Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Wilderness Cove serves a community with a median household income of $72,669 and an estimated 19,946 residents across its service area.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Wilderness Cove'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 1% of homes in Burnet 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. 2 detections 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
Wilderness Cove (EPA ID: TX0270126) is a community water system in Texas that serves approximately 282 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 78654 in Marble Falls.
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.
- 78654 — Marble Falls
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Wilderness Cove (TX0270126) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wilderness Cove water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Wilderness Cove has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Wilderness Cove serve?
Wilderness Cove serves approximately 282 people across 1 ZIP code in Texas.
Where does Wilderness Cove get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
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.