Is Burley, ID Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Burley's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Nitrate	3445 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2019	2/5	SYR4
Nitrate-Nitrite	920 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2016 Highest in the city: 1350 µg/L — VIEW WATER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY · 112 people · 2013	2/5	SYR4
Fluoride	632 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 970 µg/L — SPRINGDALE ACRES · 35 people · 2019	3/5	SYR4
Barium	370 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2019	5/5	SYR4
Lithium	80.4 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2024	1/5	UCMR-5
TTHM	6.2275 µg/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2019	1/5	SYR4
Arsenic	3 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 4 µg/L — DEL RIO ESTATES · 60 people · 2018	5/5	SYR4
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.4935 pCi/L 70% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2019	3/5	SYR4
Combined Uranium	2.86 µg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2016	2/5	SYR4
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.49 pCi/L 17% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2016	1/5	SYR4
Selenium	2.323 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Highest in the city: VIEW WATER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY · 112 people · 2019	1/5	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.74 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2019	1/5	SYR4
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: BURLEY WATER DEPT · 10,345 people · 2023	5/5	LCR

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 the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Burley

Supplier	Population served
BURLEY WATER DEPT	10,345
VIEW WATER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY	112
SPRING CREEK TERRACES	70
DEL RIO ESTATES	60
SPRINGDALE ACRES	35

Frequently asked questions about Burley tap water

Is Burley tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 13 contaminants in the water serving Burley. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Burley?

5 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Burley, Idaho to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Burley's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Burley include Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Fluoride, Barium, Lithium. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

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.