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JIM WELLS COUNTY FWSD 1

ALICE, TX · 1,950 people served · EPA PWSID TX1250030

The bottom line

JIM WELLS COUNTY FWSD 1 (ALICE, TX), which serves about 1,950 people, has recorded 5 health-based drinking-water contaminants in EPA violation records since 2016, most notably Uranium, Arsenic, Copper. A certified water filter can reduce these at the tap — see the certified options for each below.

5
health contaminants on record
0
PFAS detected (UCMR5)
38
total violations on record since 2016 (incl. monitoring & reporting)

What the testing found

Measured levels from EPA violation records, compared to the federal limit (MCL). The black line marks the legal limit.

Uranium

1666.7× the federal limit
Measured 50 mg/L · federal limit 30 µg/L · latest 07/01/2024 · 23 violations since 2016

Naturally occurring radioactive metal; MCL 30 ug/L. Kidney toxicity and cancer risk. Common in western groundwater.

Arsenic

1.4× the federal limit
Measured 0.014 mg/L · federal limit 0.01 mg/L · latest 10/01/2023 · 13 violations since 2016

Known human carcinogen (skin, bladder, lung); also cardiovascular and developmental effects. Mostly naturally occurring in groundwater.

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Uranium/Gross Alpha

Over limit
Measured 18 pCi/L · federal limit 15 pCi/L · latest 10/01/2018 · 1 violation since 2016

Gross alpha MCL 15 pCi/L (excludes radon and uranium). Cancer risk. Naturally occurring in groundwater.

Lead

Within federal limit
Measured 1.69 ppb · federal limit 15 ppb · latest 12/31/2025 · 1 violation since 2016

No safe level. Damages developing brain/nervous system in children; linked to lower IQ, kidney and cardiovascular harm in adults. Usually enters water from corroding pipes/solder, not the source.

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Also on record

Copper

1 violation

Recorded as a federal action-level / treatment violation (1 since 2016). Measured 90th-percentile levels are reported separately under the Lead & Copper Rule.

Short-term: nausea/vomiting/cramps; long-term: liver/kidney damage. Leaches from copper plumbing, worse with corrosive water.

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Your recommended fix

Filters certified to clean up your water

Your water shows Arsenic, Copper, Lead. A reverse osmosis system handles the most of this in one unit — these three are independently certified for the most of your contaminants (not marketing claims):

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Note: gross-alpha radioactivity is best handled by reverse osmosis certified for radionuclides.

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Want certainty about your tap specifically (not just the system)? A certified mail-in lab test is the gold standard — system-wide records can differ from your home's plumbing. Some links above are affiliate links — see our disclosure.

Sources & method. Contaminant levels and violations come from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (health-based violations, 2016–present); PFAS from EPA UCMR5 monitoring (2023–2025). Levels shown are the highest recorded value in the violation records; a violation means the contaminant exceeded its federal limit at the system level. Your home's water can differ from the system average. Public domain data; we are not affiliated with the EPA.