Is West Orange, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 4 utilities serving West 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 and Orangefield WSC.
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 West Orange’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Orange
Texas · serves 19,300 people · about 450 in West 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 280 in West 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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Orange County WCID 2
Texas · serves 4,074 people · about 120 in West 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 · under 100 in West Orange
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near West Orange
No lab Texas certifies is within 75 miles of West 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 TexasZIP codes in West Orange
Which ZIP codes are in West 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 West 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