We Are Member Owned
In 1926, Frank J. Viktorin bought the water company located in Jarrell, TX. He and his family walked door to door to read meters for their 60 some customers then walked back to collect on the bill. When water was off for line repair, each affected customer would be notified by phone.*
Mr. Viktorin sold the system in 1969. The community of buyers incorporated the Jarrell-Schw
ertner Water Supply with five initial Directors: James H. Jones, James R. Sybert, O.B. Schwertner, Alviae Cating, and Clarence Fischer. The system has grown considerably since those early days. We've gone from 3 wells to 7; from service to one community to service in or around 5 different communities; from two storage tanks to 7 with one new elevated tank. Jarrell-Schwertner Water Supply Corporation, currently 1483 members strong, continues to grow and strive for excellence as a member-owned non-profit rural water purveyor. As a member-owned company, JSWSC not only supplies the water needs of our customers, we are also responsible to our members regarding the physical and financial well-being of the corporation. Policy and contract level decisions are still made within the guidelines of the company By-Laws and Tariff by a nine member Board of Directors, elected from and by the membership. Our dedicated crew of four maintains the wells, the standpipes, and over 210 miles of pipeline in a 125 sq. mile area. With a service area that stretches from Theon to West of Jarrell to East of Salado to West of Holland to West of Bartlett we continually strive to meet the water needs of a diverse population. The office staff includes three full-time professionals ready to meet the present needs of our 4000+ customers as well as prepare the company for the future and the continued growth we believe that will bring.
* We greatly appreciate the time and historical information provided by Mrs. Klepac.
