Is Sidney City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

137

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1995-03-01 → 1995-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1995-03-01 → 1995-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1995-03-01 → 1995-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1995-03-01 → 1995-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-04-01 → 1994-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-04-01 → 1994-04-30

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
Chloroform	64.704 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 73.9 µg/L	178/178	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.9045 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	178/178	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	18.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.2 µg/L	177/177	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	4800 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7200 µg/L	172/196	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	88.35 µg/L 110% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 106.4 µg/L	171/171	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.052 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.82 µg/L	157/163	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	146/177	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	31.9295 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 47.48 µg/L	134/163	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.4856 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.247 µg/L	132/163	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.682 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.94 µg/L	117/163	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	4920 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7200 µg/L	61/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	23/23	LCR	2023
Fluoride	1220 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	2.043 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 2.28 µg/L	7/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	196.75 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 211 µg/L	6/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	6/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	11.22 µg/L 112% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 11.5 µg/L	5/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.659 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.666 µg/L	3/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	10.245 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	2/61	SYR4	2014–2019
2,4-D	8.1 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.6700 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/32	SYR4	2012–2019

84 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CLARK, BRIAN
Phone: 937-498-8152
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Sidney City

Is Sidney City tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Sidney City serve?

Sidney City reports serving 20,614 people in Ohio, per its EPA record.

Has Sidney City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 137 violations on file for Sidney City, of which 20 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.