Is Magnolia Water Department Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Kent

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-03-01 → 2012-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-03-01 → 2012-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-03-01 → 2012-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-03-01 → 2012-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-07-01 → 2001-08-08

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
Fluoride	433.055 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 581.4 µg/L	208/209	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2023
Copper	83.585 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 92 µg/L	10/24	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate	700 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/274	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.571 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	7/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.6265 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.73 µg/L	4/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	685 µg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 700 µg/L	4/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9774 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.9900 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2016
Dibromochloromethane	0.8410 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8500 µg/L	2/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.022 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2015–2019
TTHM	0.5200 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2015–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.022 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2015–2019

48 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FRAZIER, JAMES
Phone: 302-943-0934
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Magnolia Water Department

Is Magnolia Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Magnolia Water Department'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 Magnolia Water Department's water?

EPA monitoring detected Fluoride, Lead, Copper, Nitrate, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Magnolia Water Department serve?

Magnolia Water Department reports serving 425 people in Delaware, per its EPA record.

Has Magnolia Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 8 violations on file for Magnolia Water Department, of which 0 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.