Is West Union Public Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: GWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Adams

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-11-01 → 1993-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-11-01 → 1993-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-11-01 → 1993-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-11-01 → 1993-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-11-01 → 1993-11-30

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
Copper	976.3 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1340 µg/L	63/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0019 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	8.3635 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1.8245 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.87 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	7.645 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.1 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.796 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.16 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	24.44 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 24.7 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.445 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	12.98 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 13.4 µg/L	4/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.47 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.27 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.3 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019

2 contaminants tested, none detected

Monobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic Acid

Utility contact

Contact: FERGUSON, KENNY
Phone: 937-544-5217
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about West Union Public Water

Is West Union Public Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in West Union Public Water'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 West Union Public Water's water?

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

How many people does West Union Public Water serve?

West Union Public Water reports serving 3,170 people in Ohio, per its EPA record.

Has West Union Public Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 29 violations on file for West Union Public Water, of which 13 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.