Is Newberry City of (3610001) Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Hfpo-Da	0.0102 µg/L	4/4	2024
Pfhxa	0.0059 µg/L	4/4	2024
PFOS	0.0113 µg/L	4/4	2024
Pfpea	0.0064 µg/L	4/4	2024
PFOA	0.0063 µg/L	3/4	2024
PFBS	0.0041 µg/L	2/4	2024
Pfba	0.0065 µg/L	1/4	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
Bromodichloromethane	16.3195 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.25 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	57.637 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 74.36 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	33.326 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.09 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	77.1745 µg/L 96% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 92.7 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	62.1795 µg/L 104% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 76.59 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	28.2335 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.44 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	6.8375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.58 µg/L	120/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.631 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.32 µg/L	104/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	134.7 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 201 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2023
Lead	3.425 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L	16/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate	380 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.8654 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.75 µg/L	11/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	818 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 860 µg/L	8/8	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-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: RIDDLE, BRANDON
Phone: 803-276-0311
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Newberry City of (3610001)

Is Newberry City of (3610001) tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Newberry City of (3610001)'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 Newberry City of (3610001)'s water?

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

How many people does Newberry City of (3610001) serve?

Newberry City of (3610001) reports serving 9,947 people in South Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Newberry City of (3610001) had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 29 violations on file for Newberry City of (3610001), of which 16 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.