Is Jamestown Bpu Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

171

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31

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
TTHM	27.312 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 63 µg/L	109/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.305 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	94/94	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	93/94	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	6.3485 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.3 µg/L	88/94	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	7.655 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.75 µg/L	84/94	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.805 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.04 µg/L	43/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1745.5 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2070 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.865 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	31/94	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	21/92	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.1125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.42 µg/L	16/92	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0031 mg/L 21% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Barium	479.5 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 485 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	711 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 810 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Arsenic	2.44 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	5/11	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1325.7 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1470 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2018–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.2567 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.29 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Cadmium	0.1285 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1300 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2014–2018
Combined Uranium	0.3995 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 0.4008 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	2/92	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.7 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.4400 pCi/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Mercury	0.1700 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2018

82 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JAMESTOWN BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

Frequently asked questions about Jamestown Bpu

Is Jamestown Bpu tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Jamestown Bpu'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 Jamestown Bpu's water?

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

How many people does Jamestown Bpu serve?

Jamestown Bpu reports serving 46,712 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Jamestown Bpu had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 171 violations on file for Jamestown Bpu, 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.