Is Ecwa Direct Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Mixed public/private
Counties served: Erie

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	Archived	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30

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	69.475 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 85.1 µg/L	376/376	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	17.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.9 µg/L	373/373	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	45.135 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 52.7 µg/L	372/372	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.778 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.7 µg/L	372/372	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	38.451 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 68.8 µg/L	368/368	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	18.285 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26 µg/L	364/364	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.2 µg/L	361/364	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.958 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	193/362	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	93/376	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.89 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	91/368	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	375 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 540 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	24.75 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0060 mg/L 40% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	7.405 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.5 µg/L	12/368	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	911.45 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 930 µg/L	8/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.066 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	5/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.235 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.25 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Antimony, Total	0.6440 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7000 µg/L	3/16	SYR4	2012–2019
1,2-Dichloroethane	1.185 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.3 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.0658 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0660 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.1 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.0700 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	0.0200 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	0.0300 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019

78 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
Phone: 716-849-8484

Frequently asked questions about Ecwa Direct

Is Ecwa Direct tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Ecwa Direct'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 Ecwa Direct's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Ecwa Direct serve?

Ecwa Direct reports serving 313,380 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Ecwa Direct had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 4 violations on file for Ecwa Direct, 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.