Is City of Port Arthur Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Jefferson

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-02-01 → 2024-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-02-01 → 2024-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-02-01 → 2024-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-02-01 → 2024-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-11-01 → 2013-11-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0055 µg/L	1/3	2024

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	10.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	243/243	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	25.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.5 µg/L	243/243	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	37.63 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 44.7 µg/L	235/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	35.7 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 45.4 µg/L	235/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.945 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.4 µg/L	234/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.5 µg/L	226/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	221/243	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlorite	869.25 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	216/216	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	293 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1480 µg/L	106/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.9 µg/L	96/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	15.51 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 76.1 µg/L	64/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.7 µg/L	53/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0024 mg/L 16% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2025
Nitrate	190 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	829.5 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 840 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	75.54 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 86.7 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Cyanide	127 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 130 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	6.16 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 6 µg/L worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	2/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	20 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013

88 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BARTIE, THURMAN, BILL
Phone: 409-983-8105
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Port Arthur

Is City of Port Arthur tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in City of Port Arthur's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in City of Port Arthur's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does City of Port Arthur serve?

City of Port Arthur reports serving 56,039 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Port Arthur had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 33 violations on file for City of Port Arthur, of which 21 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.