Is City of Paris Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2021-02-01 → 2021-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-02-01 → 2021-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-02-01 → 2021-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-02-01 → 2021-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-02-01 → 2021-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-02-01 → 2021-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-02-01 → 2021-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-02-01 → 2021-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-03-01 → 2016-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-03-01 → 2016-03-31

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	18.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.8 µg/L	115/115	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	76.87 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 119 µg/L	115/115	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	34.47 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 50.7 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	93.03 µg/L 116% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	107/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	59.97 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 94.6 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	25.47 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.7 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.618 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	95/115	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	248.65 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 470 µg/L	90/95	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.965 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	64/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.9 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.06 µg/L	28/95	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	348 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0019 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.71 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	10/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1015.3 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1030 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	45.49 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 46 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Atrazine	0.3775 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.4000 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	63.455 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 63.8 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.186 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.21 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	1.9235 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Selenium	1.59 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Thallium, Total	0.2140 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019

84 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, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BEVERLY, ROSE
Phone: 903-785-7511

Frequently asked questions about City of Paris

Is City of Paris tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in City of Paris'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 Paris's water?

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

How many people does City of Paris serve?

City of Paris reports serving 25,498 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Paris had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 31 violations on file for City of Paris, of which 20 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.