Is Burtonwood Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31

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
Copper	28.73 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 38.8 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate	3430 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.1 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.132 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	14.69 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2023
TTHM	27.805 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 31 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	68 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3398.5 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3430 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	6.65 pCi/L 133% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 8.3 pCi/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	5/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.866 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.92 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.144 µg/L 8.6% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5.21 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	3.04 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.29 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.0604 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0610 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	0.4830 µg/L 9.7% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5000 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.2922 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.35 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.0300 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.3000 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.2 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate	0.0540 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.02 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	310 µg/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	1 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/20	SYR4	2014–2017
Mercury	0.1820 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	0.0500 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

49 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about Burtonwood

Is Burtonwood tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 27 contaminants in Burtonwood'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 Burtonwood's water?

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

How many people does Burtonwood serve?

Burtonwood reports serving 1,503 people, per its EPA record.

Has Burtonwood had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 17 violations on file for Burtonwood, 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.