West Jefferson County Mwd, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.91 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2025). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
West Jefferson County Mwd serves about 9,367 people through 3,746 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Jefferson County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1230021; phone on file: 409-794-2880. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2022 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for West Jefferson County Mwd is 3.95 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.91 ppb |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 3.95 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 4,447 Texas systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.28 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 202 have gone over at some point. West Jefferson County Mwd's 0.91 ppb sits at the 62nd percentile in Texas and the 49th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
16 other systems share Jefferson County; 8 of them have a higher latest lead result than West Jefferson County Mwd. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Beaumont Water Utility Dept | 113,567 | 0.83 ppb |
| City Of Port Arthur | 56,039 | 2.35 ppb |
| City Of Nederland | 18,157 | 1.81 ppb |
| City Of Groves | 17,335 | 0.93 ppb |
| City Of Port Neches | 17,043 | 0 (not detected) |
| Federal Correctional Complex-Beaumont | 5,748 | 5.72 ppb |
| Jefferson County Wcid 10 | 4,605 | 1.88 ppb |
| Meeker Mwd | 4,071 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Bevil Oaks | 1,414 | 3.47 ppb |
| Country Side Estates | 1,311 | 1.45 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Beaumont, TX may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask West Jefferson County Mwd whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.