Is Black River Correctional Center Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: State government
Counties served: Jackson

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-02
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-02
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-02
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-02
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-02-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-02-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-02-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30

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
Nitrate	1439 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1450 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0049 mg/L 32% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Copper	1850.5 µg/L 142% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 3040 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	4.834 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4.97 µg/L	9/15	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	68.275 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 75.7 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	1165 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1220 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	6.528 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.44 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	28.5 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2013–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.0209 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.98 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	2.843 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	4.067 µg/L 5.1% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4.26 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.26565 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.31 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.36 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	0.9680 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2013–2019

59 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about Black River Correctional Center

Is Black River Correctional Center tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Black River Correctional Center'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 Black River Correctional Center's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Copper, Lead, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Black River Correctional Center serve?

Black River Correctional Center reports serving 163 people, per its EPA record.

Has Black River Correctional Center had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 26 violations on file for Black River Correctional Center, of which 4 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.