Is City of Rose City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

641

health-based violations

1,245

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30

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	20.79 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.9 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	158 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 221 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	180.5 µg/L 226% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 255 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	131.05 µg/L 218% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 135 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	67.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 117.5 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	70 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 111 µg/L	39/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	154.8 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 190 µg/L	17/67	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	9.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.5 µg/L	16/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	120 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	11/47	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Barium	46.1 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 46.4 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	6.676 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7.02 µg/L	5/67	SYR4	2013–2019
Dalapon	3.29 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	3/43	SYR4	2012–2019
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.3280 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3400 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.475 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.665 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	2/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	3 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.1100 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	70 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.8200 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylene Dibromide	0.0100 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0500 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	20 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Picloram	0.1000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 500 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019

54 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WILCOXSON, TONY
Phone: 409-769-6809
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Rose City

Is City of Rose City tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in City of Rose City'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 Rose City's water?

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

How many people does City of Rose City serve?

City of Rose City reports serving 664 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Rose City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 1245 violations on file for City of Rose City, of which 641 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 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.