Is New Philadelphia City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-07-01 → 1997-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-07-01 → 1997-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-07-01 → 1997-07-31

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	143.6 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 216 µg/L	89/90	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroethylene	6.454 µg/L 129% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	80/195	SYR4	2012–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	3.345 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 9 µg/L	66/195	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.144 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	55/75	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.449 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	55/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.116 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10.9 µg/L	49/90	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	3.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.17 µg/L	41/75	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	15.05 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 19 µg/L	36/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2024
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	1.3 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	15/195	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.78 µg/L	13/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.978 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10.2 µg/L	13/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	800 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.87 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.53 µg/L	11/37	SYR4	2012–2019
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	1.462 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	4/195	SYR4	2012–2019
1,2-Dichloroethane	0.7850 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8000 µg/L	4/195	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	9.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.2 µg/L	4/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	2.234 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.26 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	19.8 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	2.87 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 2.99 µg/L	2/195	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.133 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.14 µg/L	2/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzene	0.8000 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/195	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.55 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.5700 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/195	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	810 µg/L 81% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2013
Selenium	1 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	3.05 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/195	SYR4	2012–2019

53 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneFluorideHfpo-DaLassoMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalVinyl ChlorideLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DEVAULT, SCOTT
Phone: 330-339-3795
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about New Philadelphia City

Is New Philadelphia City tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 28 contaminants in New Philadelphia 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 New Philadelphia City's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Trichloroethylene, Tetrachloroethylene, Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does New Philadelphia City serve?

New Philadelphia City reports serving 17,410 people in Ohio, per its EPA record.

Has New Philadelphia City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 25 violations on file for New Philadelphia City, of which 15 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.