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Orangefield WSC

Serves an area of Orange County, TX · 8,231 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Orangefield WSC in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • TX1810186
  • ORANGEFIELD
  • TX
  • 8,231 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 77639
EPA system ID TX1810186

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • Orangefield WSC draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Texas, August 2019.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 939 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Mar 31, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 25, 2022 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 22, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 10, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 10, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 3, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 11, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 13, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Orangefield WSC go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 4
2020s 1 6

Enforcement actions

Texas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Orangefield WSC in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 13, 2019 Texas Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations (2 health-based): Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Orangefield WSC draws water from 2 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Orangefield WSC.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Orangefield WSC must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.

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