Is Milford City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

646

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-12-17
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2024-12-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0054 µg/L	2/2	2025
Pfhxa	0.0039 µg/L	2/2	2025
PFHXS	0.0032 µg/L	2/2	2025
PFOS	0.0078 µg/L	2/2	2025
Pfpea	0.0052 µg/L	2/2	2025
Pfba	0.0059 µg/L	1/2	2025
PFOA	0.0041 µg/L	1/2	2025

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
Bromoform	6.176 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.07 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	12.0175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.79 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	12.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.12 µg/L	41/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	10.5675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.18 µg/L	38/42	SYR4	2012–2019
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	4.474 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 6.16 µg/L	34/69	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	31/31	LCR	2025
Copper	74.035 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 86.1 µg/L	20/70	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	4260 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.5766 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.612 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	8.234 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9.68 µg/L	13/70	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	42.5 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 43.1 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	10.2586 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10.72 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2013–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	12.28 µg/L 246% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L worst single sample: 12.5 µg/L	12/69	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.79125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.113 µg/L	10/13	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroethylene	0.8040 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8400 µg/L	9/69	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	997.5 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	8.07 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	4260 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2012
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.195 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/13	SYR4	2013–2019

75 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ROBB, ZACH
Phone: 513-831-6891
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Milford City

Is Milford City tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 26 contaminants in Milford City'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 Milford City's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Milford City serve?

Milford City reports serving 6,700 people in Ohio, per its EPA record.

Has Milford City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 646 violations on file for Milford City, of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.