Is City of Rusk Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Cherokee

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
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-02-14 → 1999-02-13
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2026-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2026-01-01
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31

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
Nitrate	154.6 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 360 µg/L	78/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	15.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.6 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	16.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.1 µg/L	51/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	13.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.6 µg/L	51/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.574 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	45/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	488 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	45/46	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	7 µg/L No EPA limit set	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	49.555 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 50.6 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	16.265 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 23.2 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.815 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	250.8 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 360 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2012–2015
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	13/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	12.55 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 13 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	425.65 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 427 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	4.4 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	4.915 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	4/46	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.305 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.4 µg/L	4/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	24.32 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 26.8 µg/L	3/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.2765 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2800 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Asbestos	0.5857 MFL 8.4% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/5	SYR4	2012
Ethylbenzene	3.54 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	2.34 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2019

84 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MIDDLEBROOKS, BEN
Phone: 903-683-2213

Frequently asked questions about City of Rusk

Is City of Rusk tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in City of Rusk'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 City of Rusk's water?

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

How many people does City of Rusk serve?

City of Rusk reports serving 5,602 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Rusk had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 26 violations on file for City of Rusk, of which 1 is health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 7 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.