Is Milton Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

382

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-08-08
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-08-08
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-08-08
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-08-08
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-03-31

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	16.545 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.9 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	88.205 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 112 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	108.635 µg/L 136% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 134.1 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	29.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.5 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	61.5 µg/L 102% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 77.6 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	33.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 42.9 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	46/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	68.315 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 113 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.2 µg/L	37/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2021
Lead	2.525 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	16/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate	360 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	66.99 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 79.8 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	803 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 880 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	9.835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.2 µg/L	6/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.126 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.14 µg/L	5/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.7000 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.38 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.7000 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.3860 pCi/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2016
Nitrate-Nitrite	230 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Thallium, Total	0.2000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

54 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-DArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: EVANS, SHANE
Phone: 304-743-3422

Frequently asked questions about Milton Water

Is Milton Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Milton Water'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 Milton Water's water?

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

How many people does Milton Water serve?

Milton Water reports serving 5,446 people in West Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Milton Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 382 violations on file for Milton Water, of which 24 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 6 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.