Is Burns Board of Public Utilities Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Laramie

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

139

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-10-01 → 2003-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-10-01 → 2003-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-10-01 → 2003-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-08-01 → 2002-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-08-01 → 2002-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-09-01 → 1993-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-09-01 → 1993-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-09-01 → 1992-09-30

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-Nitrite	6945 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8000 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	15.9 pCi/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 20 pCi/L	26/27	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	22.9162 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 53.193 µg/L	25/26	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	193 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 310 µg/L	19/20	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.8 pCi/L 56% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	18/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	700 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	5700 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	100 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	15.25 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 17 µg/L	8/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	7.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2023
Lead	10.4 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	7/20	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Selenium	2.85 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	3 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.65 µg/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	0.5790 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.5800 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	8 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2014

63 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MANDEL, DARIUS
Phone: 307-547-2206
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Burns Board of Public Utilities

Is Burns Board of Public Utilities tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Burns Board of Public Utilities'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 Burns Board of Public Utilities's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate-Nitrite, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, Combined Uranium, Copper, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Burns Board of Public Utilities serve?

Burns Board of Public Utilities reports serving 1,024 people in Wyoming, per its EPA record.

Has Burns Board of Public Utilities had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 139 violations on file for Burns Board of Public Utilities, of which 13 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.