County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Jefferson County, Texas
23 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 252,985 people in Jefferson County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 23
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 2,290
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 95.7%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 25.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (8 tested) Middle third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet TX245 · Jefferson County 23 sys · 2,290 viol · #275/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-MID · SRC-SW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 95.7% flagged
- HEALTH-HIGH 48.7% health
- RANK-TOP #275/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-MID 25.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 78%
- SYS-SMALL 23 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Tom Green County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Jefferson County ranks #275 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #24 of 254 counties in Texas. See methodology · corpus placement.
Jefferson County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 95.7% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 48.7% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 25.0% is UCMR5 detect rate in the tested-pool middle third (≤ 33.3%) . Population served ranks #275 of 3,254 · #24 of 254 in Texas.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Jefferson County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Jefferson County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Beaumont Water Utility Dept | 115,282 | 11 | Clean |
| City of Port Arthur | 56,039 | 41 | Detected |
| City of Nederland | 18,856 | 84 | Clean |
| City of Groves | 16,452 | 27 | Clean |
| City of Port Neches | 14,994 | 32 | Clean |
| West Jefferson County MWD | 9,367 | 99 | Clean |
| Federal Correctional Complex-Beaumont | 5,748 | 74 | Clean |
| Jefferson County Wcid 10 | 4,605 | 33 | Detected |
| Meeker MWD | 4,071 | 111 | - |
| City of Bevil Oaks | 1,414 | 46 | - |
| Country Side Estates | 1,338 | 31 | - |
| City of China | 1,280 | 92 | - |
| City of Nome | 825 | 1,212 | - |
| Northwest Forest MUD | 632 | 30 | - |
| Waterfleet Water Hauler Wfwh21001 | 500 | 2 | - |
| Belle Oaks Water | 398 | 19 | - |
| Motiva Enterprises | 362 | 27 | - |
| Cardinal Meadows Improvement District | 207 | 130 | - |
| Cowboy Travel Plaza | 200 | 52 | - |
| Veolia Es Technical Solutions | 185 | 60 | - |
| Sunchase Subdivision | 105 | 68 | - |
| Big Hill Strategic Petroleum Reserve | 100 | 9 | - |
| Waterfleet Water Hauler Wfwh21002 | 25 | 0 | - |
Compare beyond Texas
Mid-flagged peers for Jefferson County
Cross-state counties nearest Jefferson County on flagged-system share (95.7%) and cumulative violation count (2,290). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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