Is Upper Smith River Water Supply Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Archived	1995-10-01 → 1995-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-10-01 → 1995-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-10-01 → 1995-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-07-01 → 1992-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-07-01 → 1992-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-07-01 → 1992-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1994-12-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1994-12-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1994-12-01 → 1994-12-31

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
Bromodichloromethane	6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	136/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	87 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 113 µg/L	136/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	25.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	94.6 µg/L 118% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 119 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	60.65 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 89 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 51 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.605 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	60/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	117.2 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	52/98	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	11.315 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 11.6 µg/L	20/98	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0034 mg/L 23% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2024
Nitrate-Nitrite	190 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	826.5 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 830 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	6.71 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.8 µg/L	3/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.5950 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.6000 µg/L	2/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.37 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	11 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.4000 pCi/L 8% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2019

88 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about Upper Smith River Water Supply

Is Upper Smith River Water Supply tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Upper Smith River Water Supply'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 Upper Smith River Water Supply'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 Upper Smith River Water Supply serve?

Upper Smith River Water Supply reports serving 29,721 people, per its EPA record.

Has Upper Smith River Water Supply had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 9 violations on file for Upper Smith River Water Supply, of which 6 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.