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Water utility · Upshur County · Texas

City of Ore City

No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting April 2020.

Serves about 1,509 people (577 connections) with groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from Northeast Texas MWD.

  • PWSID TX2300003
  • EPA registered name: CITY OF ORE CITY
  • EPA record checked June 26, 2026
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Mailing address
302 E MAIN ST
ORE CITY, TX 75683-2334
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

1 health-based violation in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), a by-product of disinfecting water with chlorine, were above the legal limit in the period starting April 2020.
Recent health-based violations for City of Ore City (PWSID TX2300003)
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
Apr–Jun 2020Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.083 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2025) was not detected. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 4 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 17 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on June 14, 2022.

No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.

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What is the phone number for City of Ore City?

City of Ore City's phone number on EPA record is 903-968-2511. Its mailing address is 302 E MAIN ST, ORE CITY, TX 75683-2334.

Where does City of Ore City get its water?

According to EPA's record, City of Ore City uses groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from Northeast Texas MWD.

Does City of Ore City have any EPA violations?

EPA's record shows 1 health-based violation for City of Ore City in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting April 2020. EPA also lists 4 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is City of Ore City's latest lead result?

Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in City of Ore City's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my City of Ore City water bill?

PurityMap has no verified website for City of Ore City. Its phone number on EPA record is 903-968-2511. Its mailing address on EPA record is 302 E MAIN ST, ORE CITY, TX 75683-2334. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.