Is Brackenridge Boro Water Dept Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

141

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	31.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	73.975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 76 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	29.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.4 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	108.25 µg/L 135% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 131 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	28 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 32 µg/L	61/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	81.3 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 299 µg/L	59/68	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	10.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	33/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	750 µg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6.855 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10.3 µg/L	14/68	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	11.015 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.6 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	12.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.5 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0017 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Fluoride	776 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 790 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	11.186 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.5 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	41.175 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 41.5 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.449 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.47 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	0.4000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	110 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

91 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: Peter Corwin
Phone: 724-224-0800

Frequently asked questions about Brackenridge Boro Water Dept

Is Brackenridge Boro Water Dept tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Brackenridge Boro Water Dept'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 Brackenridge Boro Water Dept's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Brackenridge Boro Water Dept serve?

Brackenridge Boro Water Dept reports serving 3,700 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Brackenridge Boro Water Dept had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 141 violations on file for Brackenridge Boro Water Dept, of which 32 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.