Is City of Cushing Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Nacogdoches

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	16.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.5 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	62.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 114 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.67 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.7 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	72.145 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 162 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	67.97 µg/L 113% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 74.7 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	31.675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36.5 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.114 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.64 µg/L	35/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	904 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1280 µg/L	31/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	43.65 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 44 µg/L	26/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.445 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.4 µg/L	24/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	9.7075 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 31 µg/L	16/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromate	49.1 µg/L 491% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 79 µg/L	14/86	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	20.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.8 µg/L	9/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2023
Fluoride	245 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	33.74 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 34 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Dalapon	1.9975 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 2.02 µg/L	4/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.14 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	41.64 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 42.6 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2019
Cyanide	6.0975 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 6.14 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	1.2 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Beryllium, Total	0.0820 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Thallium, Total	0.2440 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Xylenes, Total	0.5800 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: STEWART, ROSEY M
Phone: 936-326-4665
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Cushing

Is City of Cushing tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in City of Cushing's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in City of Cushing's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does City of Cushing serve?

City of Cushing reports serving 1,007 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Cushing had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 84 violations on file for City of Cushing, of which 34 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 6 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.