Is Blair, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

112

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-02-01 → 2023-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-02-01 → 2023-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-02-01 → 2023-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-02-01 → 2023-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-11-01 → 2022-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-11-01 → 2022-11-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0077 µg/L	1/4	2023

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	1183 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1350 µg/L	99/99	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	20.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.1 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	176.6 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 448 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	51.135 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 71 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.5595 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.52 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	75.5 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 102 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.5 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	36.2 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 55.9 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	12.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.1 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.127 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.23 µg/L	48/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.22 µg/L	21/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2440 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.29 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.68 µg/L	14/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Atrazine	0.5570 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6480 µg/L	5/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	67.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2023
Barium	28.82 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 29.6 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	2.075 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.13 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	3.7175 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 3.77 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Dinoseb	2.82 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Heptachlor Epoxide	0.4000 µg/L 200% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 0.2000 µg/L	1/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.47 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.67 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/52	SYR4	2012–2019

80 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, TotalArsenicBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GREEN, PHIL
Phone: 402-426-4191
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Blair, City of

Is Blair, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Blair, City of'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 Blair, City of's water?

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

How many people does Blair, City of serve?

Blair, City of reports serving 8,000 people in Nebraska, per its EPA record.

Has Blair, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 112 violations on file for Blair, City of, of which 60 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.