Is Orange, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 11 utilities serving Orange have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: City of Orange, Orangefield WSC and City of Bridge City Waterwood Estates.
City of Orange, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 25.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. A health benchmark is a level EPA screens with, not a legal limit.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Orange’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Orange
Texas · serves 19,300 people · about 2,100 in Orange
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 25.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Orangefield WSC
Texas · serves 8,231 people · about 970 in Orange
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 31.8 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Mauriceville MUD
Texas · serves 10,374 people · about 660 in Orange
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 21 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Orange County WCID 2
Texas · serves 4,074 people · about 400 in Orange
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 24.8 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Pinehurst
Texas · serves 3,131 people · about 280 in Orange
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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South Newton WSC
Texas · serves 3,729 people · about 210 in Orange
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 19.4 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Country Squire Water & Sewer
Texas · serves 579 people · under 100 in Orange
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.59 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Kinard Estates
Texas · serves 254 people · under 100 in Orange
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Longford Place Water System
Texas · serves 262 people · under 100 in Orange
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Bridge City Waterwood Estates
Texas · serves 240 people · under 100 in Orange
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 5.4 ppb, above the health goal.
3 health-based violations since 2016
1 more utility in Orange
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Orange than those above.
- Mobile Estates Mobile Home Parkserves 86 people · under 100 in Orange · no health-based violations since 2016
MUD stands for municipal utility district, a local water and sewer district common in Texas.
Water testing near Orange
No lab Texas certifies is within 75 miles of Orange on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.
Texas Well Owner Network, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Well Informed screening events, where well owners bring in water samples to be screened for common contaminants, followed by an hour-long session explaining the results. Upcoming events are on the network's calendar. Trainings, Texas Well Owner Network.
All 80 certified labs for TexasWhich ZIP codes are in Orange: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology.
Near Orange
Other towns in Orange County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Orange’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water