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FORT JACKSON MOBILE ESTATES

LUBBOCK, TX · 23 people served · EPA PWSID TX1520064

The bottom line

FORT JACKSON MOBILE ESTATES (LUBBOCK, TX), which serves about 23 people, has recorded 3 health-based drinking-water contaminants in EPA violation records since 2016, most notably Uranium, Fluoride, Uranium/Gross Alpha (radioactivity). Its most recent lead 90th-percentile sample was 0.0 ppb, within the 15 ppb federal action level. A certified water filter can reduce these at the tap — see the certified options for each below.

4
health contaminants on record
0
PFAS detected (UCMR5)
42
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

2.5× the federal limit
Measured 75 µg/L · federal limit 30 µg/L · latest 04/01/2016 · 18 violations since 2016

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

Fluoride

1.6× the federal limit
Measured 6.4 mg/L · federal limit 4 mg/L · latest 04/01/2016 · 22 violations since 2016

Added for dental health at ~0.7 mg/L; EPA MCL 4 mg/L. Excess causes dental/skeletal fluorosis. Can be naturally high in some groundwater.

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Uranium/Gross Alpha

Over limit
Measured 19 pCi/L · federal limit 15 pCi/L · latest 07/01/2017 · 2 violations since 2016

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

Lead

Not detected
Measured 0 ppb · federal limit 15 ppb · latest 12/31/2016 · 0 violations 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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Filters certified to clean up your water

Your water shows Fluoride. 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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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.