Name: Mesquite, TX public environmental records
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Mesquite Environmental Records

Review government records associated with Mesquite, Texas. Open a section to see source records, coverage and dates. These city-level results do not establish exposure at a home or identify your water provider.

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What the Mesquite records show

Counts describe the records shown, not a complete city inventory. Some sources include nearby locations.

Water quality and PFAS: 1 candidate water system shown. A city match is not a confirmed provider for your address.Source date: Violations as of Q1 2026
Air quality and emissions: No monitoring records returned in this report. These records are not a live AQI reading. Facility emissions are listed separately below.
Land and cleanup records: No Superfund records returned in this report; No brownfield records returned in this report. Source coverage and dates differ.
Infrastructure and incidents: No pipeline incident records returned in this report; No RMP facility records returned in this report. Facility listings are not incident reports.

Water quality in Mesquite

Drinking water compliance, PFAS records, natural water body health, discharge permits, and water-quality monitoring records for Mesquite.

Drinking Water

Drinking Water Compliance

Public water-system records for Mesquite, TX from EPA SDWIS.

City of Mesquite

Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026

Purchased or imported water record · Serves 152,020 people

Data from EPA SDWIS

PFAS Screening

PFAS screening separates EPA UCMR5 drinking-water monitoring from nearby DoD PFAS investigation-site records; EPA samples shown are from Jan 2025 to Nov 2025.

Drinking Water PFAS Monitoring

EPA UCMR5 samples public water systems. These results are separate from nearby PFAS cleanup or investigation-site records.

PFAS detections below EPA limits.

Chemical	Concentration (µg/L)	EPA Limit (µg/L)	Sample date	Over Limit
PFBA	0.0062	None set	2025-11-03	No
PFPeA	0.0058	None set	2025-01-22	No
PFHxA	0.0057	None set	2025-01-22	No
PFBA	0.0056	None set	2025-08-04	No
PFBA	0.0051	None set	2025-04-28	No
PFHxA	0.0046	None set	2025-11-03	No
PFHxA	0.0044	None set	2025-08-04	No
PFPeA	0.0042	None set	2025-08-04	No
PFBS	0.0042	2.0000	2025-01-22	No
PFPeA	0.0040	None set	2025-11-03	No
PFHxA	0.0038	None set	2025-04-28	No
PFPeA	0.0038	None set	2025-04-28	No
PFBS	0.0032	2.0000	2025-11-03	No
PFBS	0.0030	2.0000	2025-08-04	No

Nearby PFAS Investigation Sites

DoD records are nearby site investigations, not Mesquite drinking-water detections. Record names come from the source database and can be broad.

No DoD PFAS investigation records shown for this report.

Natural Water

Impaired Water Bodies

Water Body Impairment (ATTAINS) city records are temporarily unavailable.

Discharge

Discharge Permits (NPDES)No NPDES-permitted facility records surfaced for this city report.

USGS Water Quality MonitoringNo issue records surfaced in the USGS Water Quality Portal (2 monitoring stations reviewed).

Reviewed: source records as of 2026

Air quality and emissions in Mesquite

Air quality data from EPA monitoring stations, facility emissions inventories, and area-level air-quality designations in this city.

Air Quality Assessment

EPA AirToxScreen — Estimated Cancer Risk

20estimated additional cancer cases per million people

Starr County

Reported: Dec 2020

EPA national average is ~30 per million

According to EPA, a cancer risk of 20-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 20 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.

Top local emission sources

Wildfires & prescribed burnsOil & gas operations

Data from EPA AirToxScreen

Nonattainment Status

Air Quality Nonattainment Areas city records are temporarily unavailable.

EPA Air Quality MonitorsNo EPA air quality monitoring station records surfaced for this city report.

Facilities & Emissions

Air Quality Violations (CAA)No matching Clean Air Act-regulated facility records surfaced for this city report.

TRI Air EmissionsNo TRI-reported air emission records surfaced for this city report.

Land contamination and cleanup records in Mesquite

Contaminated sites, waste facilities, cleanup records, and industrial operations in this city.

Contaminated Sites

Superfund Sites (EPA SEMS)No matching Superfund site records surfaced for this city report in the EPA SEMS database.

Reviewed: source query run Oct 2026

Brownfield Sites (EPA ACRES)No matching brownfield site records surfaced for this city report in the EPA ACRES database.

Reviewed: source query run Oct 2026

Waste Facilities

Hazardous Waste — RCRA FacilitiesNo RCRA hazardous-waste handler records surfaced in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area.

Underground Storage Tanks

No underground storage tank records shown for this report.

On-Site Waste Disposal (TRI)No TRI-reported on-site land disposal records surfaced for this city report.

Military & Industrial

Formerly Used Defense SitesNo Formerly Used Defense Site records surfaced for this city report.

MSHA Mine and Extraction Sites

No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.

Hydraulic Fracturing WellsNo hydraulic fracturing well disclosure records surfaced for this city report.

Radon Context

Data as of Mar 2026

County radon potential

EPA Zone 3Lower radon potential

Starr County, TX

Reported: Mar 2026

Starr County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.

Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.

Find radon testing in TXZone classification per EPA Map of Radon Zones.

Infrastructure, incidents, and community health in Mesquite

Flood-map status, chemical accident risk, nuclear facilities, pipeline incidents, and community health indicators in this city.

Flood Zone Status

FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer maps flood risk. Properties in a Special Flood Hazard Area are required to carry flood insurance if they have a federally backed mortgage.

FEMA Flood Zone: ASFHA

Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain). No base flood elevation determined.

DFIRM Panel: 48427C

Community Health

Community Health Indicators

Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.

Starr County, TexasPop. 65,728

Reported: Mar 2026

Premature Death

County: 9,549
State: 7,875
National: 7,972

Poor or Fair Health

County: 35.1%
State: 17.9%
National: 14.2%

Poor Physical Health Days

County: 5.2
State: 3.3
National: 3.3

Poor Mental Health Days

County: 5.5
State: 4.6
National: 4.8

Adult Smoking

County: 19.8%
State: 13.3%
National: 15.0%

Adult Obesity

County: 44.2%
State: 36.2%
National: 34.0%

Air Pollution - Particulate Matter

County: 10.9
State: 8.6
National: 7.3

Drinking Water Violations

County: 1
State: 1
National: N/A

Diabetes Prevalence

County: 19.7%
State: 11.0%
National: 9.6%

Life Expectancy

County: 74.3
State: 77.2
National: 77.6

Indicator	County	State	National
Premature Death	9,549	7,875	7,972
Poor or Fair Health	35.1%	17.9%	14.2%
Poor Physical Health Days	5.2	3.3	3.3
Poor Mental Health Days	5.5	4.6	4.8
Adult Smoking	19.8%	13.3%	15.0%
Adult Obesity	44.2%	36.2%	34.0%
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter	10.9	8.6	7.3
Drinking Water Violations	1	1	N/A
Diabetes Prevalence	19.7%	11.0%	9.6%
Life Expectancy	74.3	77.2	77.6

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What the Mesquite records show

Counts describe the records shown, not a complete city inventory. Some sources include nearby locations.

Water quality and PFAS

1 candidate water system shown. A city match is not a confirmed provider for your address.Source date: Violations as of Q1 2026

Air quality and emissions

No monitoring records returned in this report. These records are not a live AQI reading. Facility emissions are listed separately below.

Land and cleanup records

No Superfund records returned in this report; No brownfield records returned in this report. Source coverage and dates differ.

Infrastructure and incidents

No pipeline incident records returned in this report; No RMP facility records returned in this report. Facility listings are not incident reports.

Indicator

County

State

National

Premature Death

9,549

7,875

7,972

Poor or Fair Health

35.1%

17.9%

14.2%

Poor Physical Health Days

5.2

3.3

Poor Mental Health Days

5.5

4.6

4.8

Adult Smoking

19.8%

13.3%

15.0%

Adult Obesity

44.2%

36.2%

34.0%

Air Pollution - Particulate Matter

10.9

8.6

7.3

Drinking Water Violations

N/A

Diabetes Prevalence

19.7%

11.0%

9.6%

Life Expectancy

74.3

77.2

77.6