Is Barton Town Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MON	Monitoring	Archived	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30
MON	Monitoring	Archived	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30
MON	Monitoring	Archived	2025-11-01 → 2025-11-30

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
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2024
Nitrate	2280 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2208 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2280 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2015–2019
Barium	147.85 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 148 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
TTHM	12.3 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 12.4 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.2 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Bromodichloromethane	0.5000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Bromoform	0.9000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Chloroform	0.9000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.2400 pCi/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Dibromochloromethane	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2013–2017

61 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: RICHARDS-MCCARTY, ARRAH
Phone: 607-565-2261
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Barton Town

Is Barton Town tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Barton Town'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 Barton Town's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Barium, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Barton Town serve?

Barton Town reports serving 300 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Barton Town had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Barton Town, 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.