Is CITY OF RUSK's water safe to drink?

CITY OF RUSK has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 5,602 people through 2,133 service connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

15 total violations and 1 health-based ones put CITY OF RUSK at the 38th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 7,971 of 12,903.

Against the TX average

TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; CITY OF RUSK carries 1, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

CITY OF RUSK's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-06-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 1997-02-02. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

The concern categories on record

CITY OF RUSK's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

• Other regulated metals - flagged from: Asbestos

The most severe category on record is other regulated metals, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What CITY OF RUSK's record does not cover

This is what CITY OF RUSK reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 15 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.