Is Niagara Falls Water Board Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2004-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2004-06-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	13.141 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.41 µg/L	234/234	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	32.1625 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.13 µg/L	234/234	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	50.2075 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 89 µg/L	234/234	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.636 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.89 µg/L	233/233	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	25.713 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.83 µg/L	228/234	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	39.128 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 46.06 µg/L	227/231	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	12.1455 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.81 µg/L	224/234	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.2695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.46 µg/L	102/234	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	900 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	66/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.51 µg/L	56/234	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.7445 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.77 µg/L	18/234	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0059 mg/L 39% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Nitrate	260 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	137.455 µg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	242.5 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2018
Arsenic	0.5000 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	0.6500 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.1490 pCi/L 3% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Combined Uranium	0.2210 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/234	SYR4	2012–2019
Picloram	0.1700 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 500 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2019

83 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FAMA, PATRICK
Phone: 716-283-9770
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Niagara Falls Water Board

Is Niagara Falls Water Board tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Niagara Falls Water Board'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 Niagara Falls Water Board's water?

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

How many people does Niagara Falls Water Board serve?

Niagara Falls Water Board reports serving 50,193 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Niagara Falls Water Board had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 84 violations on file for Niagara Falls Water Board, 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.