Public water system record
City of Rusk
Serves Rusk, Cherokee County, TX · 5,602 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Rusk in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- City of Rusk draws water from 6 wells.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 75 unknown out of 2,020 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 19, 2023 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 16, 2021 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Rusk go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Asbestos, began February 1996, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Asbestos
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 14, 1996 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Rusk draws water from 6 wells. 3 other community water systems buy water from City of Rusk.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Rusk Rural WSC Crockett St Plant Rusk, TX
- Rusk Rural WSC Iron Hill Rusk, TX
- Rusk Rural WSC Loop 343 Plant Rusk, TX
Annual water quality report
City of Rusk must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells