CITY OF ORANGE: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF ORANGE had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 19,300 people get their water from it, across 9,865 connections.
CITY OF ORANGE's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF ORANGE ranks 2,124th by violation burden (84th percentile) - 38 violations total, 9 health-baseds.
How CITY OF ORANGE compares within TX
TX's 1,633 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; CITY OF ORANGE carries 9, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF ORANGE is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF ORANGE's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what CITY OF ORANGE reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 9 health-based violations on file for CITY OF ORANGE - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.