Is Jacobs Wsc Plants 1 & 2 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-07-09
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-07-09
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-07-01 → 1991-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-07-01 → 1991-07-31
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-03-16
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-04-03
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-04-03

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
Bromodichloromethane	14.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.6 µg/L	65/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	71.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 105.1 µg/L	65/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.0765 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	60/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	26.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.4 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	86.865 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 131.5 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	56.1 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 66.1 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	28.91 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	32/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	59.07 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 61.8 µg/L	28/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	464.2 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	27/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	8.649 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	12/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2025
Barium	20.25 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	621 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 640 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	10.462 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 11.3 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	21.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.3 µg/L	3/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.368 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012
Dalapon	3.3585 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 3.39 µg/L	2/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	17.675 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Nitrite	132.24 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 136 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Arsenic	0.3010 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	8.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.7100 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019

55 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HOLLAND, WAYNE
Phone: 903-657-4899

Frequently asked questions about Jacobs Wsc Plants 1 & 2

Is Jacobs Wsc Plants 1 & 2 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Jacobs Wsc Plants 1 & 2'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 Jacobs Wsc Plants 1 & 2's water?

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

How many people does Jacobs Wsc Plants 1 & 2 serve?

Jacobs Wsc Plants 1 & 2 reports serving 819 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has Jacobs Wsc Plants 1 & 2 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 43 violations on file for Jacobs Wsc Plants 1 & 2, of which 5 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 3 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.