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City of Ore City

Serves Ore City, Upshur County, TX · 1,509 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Ore City in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • TX2300003
  • ORE CITY
  • TX
  • 1,509 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 75683
EPA system ID TX2300003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • City of Ore City draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2020.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 608 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 16, 2022 Active
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 19, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for City of Ore City go back to 2004. 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 0 2
2020s 1 2

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

City of Ore City draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Northeast Texas MWD.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

City of Ore City 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

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