Is Nesbitt, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Nesbitt have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: City of Marshall and Talley WSC.
City of Marshall, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.4 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Nesbitt’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Marshall
Texas · serves 23,091 people · about 170 in Nesbitt
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.4 ppb, above the health goal.
4 health-based violations since 2016
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Talley WSC
Texas · serves 1,737 people · under 100 in Nesbitt
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 93.9 ppb, above the legal limit.
2 health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Marshall’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Nesbitt
The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to Nesbitt, 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 29 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
Environmental Monitoring Lab
Winona, TX · about 40 miles
Certified for bacteria
Northeast Texas Public Health District Laboratory
Tyler, TX · about 54 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 TexasZIP codes in Nesbitt
Which ZIP codes are in Nesbitt: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: TCEQ, drinking water laboratories approved for public water system samples; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Nesbitt
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Marshall’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water