Is East Liverpool City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

304

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-07-01 → 1994-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-07-01 → 1994-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-07-01 → 1994-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-07-01 → 1994-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-06-01 → 1994-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-06-01 → 1994-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0051 µg/L	2/4	2024

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
Nitrate	1229 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1410 µg/L	188/190	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	34.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45.3 µg/L	138/138	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	28.765 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 46.9 µg/L	138/138	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	54.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 66.2 µg/L	137/137	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	106.25 µg/L 133% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 134 µg/L	136/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	16.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23 µg/L	135/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	39.27 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 47.9 µg/L	135/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	22.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.9 µg/L	135/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	232 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 480 µg/L	95/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	8.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.5 µg/L	91/137	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	85/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1199 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1410 µg/L	78/79	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0018 mg/L 12% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	31/31	LCR	2025
Lead	19.2 µg/L 128% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	29/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.9 µg/L	17/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1004.4 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1020 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	38.95 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 40 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019

64 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaLassoMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MCCARTHY, PAUL
Phone: 330-385-8812
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about East Liverpool City

Is East Liverpool City tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in East Liverpool 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 East Liverpool City's water?

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

How many people does East Liverpool City serve?

East Liverpool City reports serving 12,586 people in Ohio, per its EPA record.

Has East Liverpool City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 304 violations on file for East Liverpool City, of which 56 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.