Is Paradise Estates 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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-04-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-07-01

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
Chloroform	19.94 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.3 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.5275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.91 µg/L	16/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	195.8 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 221 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	14.235 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17.7 µg/L	12/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2025
TTHM	26.96 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 30.2 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	21.292 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	15.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.3 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.666 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.87 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	213 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	190.665 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 213 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	2.8805 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.1417 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1420 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/17	SYR4	2012–2019
1,2-Dichloroethane	0.2000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	0.1800 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.4000 pCi/L 8% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate	0.0340 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	770 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Styrene	0.1000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	0.8000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019
O-Dichlorobenzene	0.2000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 600 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019
P-Dichlorobenzene	0.2000 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019

53 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about Paradise Estates

Is Paradise Estates tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Paradise Estates'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 Paradise Estates's water?

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

How many people does Paradise Estates serve?

Paradise Estates reports serving 126 people, per its EPA record.

Has Paradise Estates had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 5 violations on file for Paradise Estates, of which 3 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.