Jacobs WSC Plants 1 & 2
What EPA’s and Texas’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 819 people
- Connections
- 273
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Henderson, TX
- County
- Rusk
- Owner
- Local government
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
Nothing in EPA’s and Texas’s records for this utility is above a health goal. That covers nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, plus lead and copper, not everything. 1 health-based violation since 2016.
What was found
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), fluoride, nitrate, chromium (total), arsenic and uranium: Texas’s own results, samples taken from March 12, 2020 to Aug. 13, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Below EPA’s limits5
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
68.5ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026 average: 48.4 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 68.5 ppb, in 2020, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. Its highest single sample was 106 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its six samples averaged 48.4 ppb. EPA recorded no violation for total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at this utility since 2020. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 86.6 ppb, in 2014.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
32.3ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026 average: 20.3 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 32.3 ppb, in 2020, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. Its highest single sample was 42 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its six samples averaged 20.3 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 51.5 ppb, in 2014.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Fluoride
Forms or is added in treatment
0.38ppm
Highest yearly average, 2021 to 2024
2024 average: 0.36 ppm
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.38 ppm, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. Its highest single sample was 0.61 ppm. In 2024, the latest year on file, its two samples averaged 0.36 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 0.42 ppm, in 2012.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Fluoride Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Fluoride”
Nitrate
Comes from the source
0.49ppm
Highest sample; found in 13 of 13
2026, one sample: 0.037 ppm
The highest sample, in 2020, was 0.49 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 0.037 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 0.062 ppm, in 2018.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
Chromium (total)
Comes from the source
1.0ppb
Highest yearly average, 2022 to 2025
2025: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.0 ppb, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. Its highest single sample was 2.0 ppb. In 2025, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in any of its two samples. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 7.1 ppb, in 2012.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Chromium (Hexavalent) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Chromium Reduction”
3 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Arsenic
- Lead
- Uranium
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Rule | A significant problem found in a state inspection was not fixed on time.EPA: Failure To Address Deficiency | July 9, 2024 | — | Unaddressed |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 11 monitoring or reporting violations not shown. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), fluoride, nitrate, chromium (total), arsenic and uranium results here are Texas’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Jacobs WSC Plants 1 & 2’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Texas’s results run from March 12, 2020 to Aug. 13, 2026.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to the area Jacobs WSC Plants 1 & 2 serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Southern Petroleum Laboratories (SPL), Inc. (FKA Ana-Lab Corporation)
Kilgore, TX · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
Environmental Monitoring Lab
Winona, TX · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
Analytical Environmental Labs
Tyler, TX · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
Texas Well Owner Network, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Well Informed screening events, where well owners bring in water samples to be screened for common contaminants, followed by an hour-long session explaining the results. Upcoming events are on the network's calendar. Trainings, Texas Well Owner Network.
All 80 certified labs for TexasSources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Drinking Water Viewer, results from Jan. 7, 2020 to Oct. 6, 2026, read Oct. 16, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: TCEQ, drinking water laboratories approved for public water system samples, read Oct. 10, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID TX2010017. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Nothing here is above a health goalIn EPA’s and Texas’s records for this utility. They don’t cover everything, which is why the next step matters.Every contaminant TapBuff tracks
- Get the utility’s own reportJacobs WSC Plants 1 & 2 must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded