Is Berea City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-12-11
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-12-11
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-01-31

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	50 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 3730 µg/L	293/354	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate	7334 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 11100 µg/L	192/194	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	26.385 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.71 µg/L	136/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	38.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 50.5 µg/L	136/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	21.2425 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.29 µg/L	136/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	7.77 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.05 µg/L	131/136	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	85.5245 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 104.4 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	6.69225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.447 µg/L	126/126	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25.3975 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 30.4 µg/L	126/126	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	11.723 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.81 µg/L	122/126	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.91175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.6 µg/L	98/126	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	17.3 µg/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 47.4 µg/L	41/351	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	26/26	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.3 µg/L	20/126	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	7760 µg/L 78% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8300 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2012–2013
Barium	15.365 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 16.1 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	999 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1020 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	11 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/4	UCMR-5	2024
Cyanide	17 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	3.8 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/126	SYR4	2012–2019

84 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ARMAGNO, ANTONIO
Phone: 440-826-5814
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Berea City

Is Berea City tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Berea 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 Berea City's water?

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

How many people does Berea City serve?

Berea City reports serving 18,789 people in Ohio, per its EPA record.

Has Berea City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 27 violations on file for Berea City, of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.