Westwood Wsc, TX
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Westwood Wsc serves about 362 people through 156 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Jasper County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1210007; phone on file: 210-422-2491. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Westwood Wsc is 22 ppb across 9 monitoring periods, 2 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 3.27 ppb |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 8.33 ppb |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 22 ppb over 15 |
| 2018 | 16.4 ppb over 15 |
How Westwood Wsc compares
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. Westwood Wsc's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 17th percentile in Texas and the 20th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
18 other systems share Jasper County; 11 of them have a higher latest lead result than Westwood Wsc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Jasper | 9,884 | 0.83 ppb |
| Rayburn Country Mud | 4,062 | 0 (not detected) |
| Upper Jasper County Water Authority 1 | 3,048 | 4.91 ppb |
| Jasper County Wcid 1 | 3,035 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Kirbyville | 2,578 | 0.66 ppb |
| South Jasper Wsc | 2,165 | 0.66 ppb |
| Rural Wsc | 1,141 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Kirbyville Rural Wsc | 1,037 | 3.34 ppb |
| Upper Jasper County Water Authority 2 | 975 | 2.67 ppb |
| Holly Huff Wsc | 583 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Jasper, TX
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Jasper, 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 Westwood Wsc 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. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.