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Orange Tap Water Quality Report
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for CITY OF ORANGE. No other contaminant results are on file for CITY OF ORANGE; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Other systems listed for Orange with results above guidelines: RIVER BEND WATER SYSTEM (3 above guidelines)
People Served
19,300
Health-based violations since 2020
0
CITY OF ORANGE. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Aug 2024 · CITY OF ORANGE
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Orange Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 are on file for Orange's own water system, so everything else listed below has no result behind it. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
CITY OF ORANGE, Orange's water system, serves 19,300 people. 3 other systems are listed for Orange. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to CITY OF ORANGE's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for CITY OF ORANGE is from Aug 2024.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, CITY OF ORANGE measured lithium at up to 25.3 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Texas
Orange Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Orange, TX
We read Orange, TX’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 23 contaminants listed, only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Orange's water
CITY OF ORANGE
PWSID TX1810004
No fluoride level in our data for CITY OF ORANGE. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
PARKVIEW WATER SUPPLY
PWSID TX1810127
PARKVIEW WATER SUPPLY reported 0.15 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
MOBILE ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK
PWSID TX1810077
MOBILE ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK reported 0.38 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
RIVER BEND WATER SYSTEM
PWSID TX1810125
Fluoride was detected in 40.0% of RIVER BEND WATER SYSTEM's samples (median below the detection limit).
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Orange
Orange's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
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$269
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
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Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Orange's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Orange, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Orange? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Orange County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Orange
Orange's tap water has an estimated 2.2 grains per gallon (37.5 mg/L, county sampling in Orange County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 2.2 gpg water in Orange — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Texas as a whole, read water softener cost in Texas — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Orange Tap Water
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for CITY OF ORANGE. No other contaminant results are on file for CITY OF ORANGE; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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