Is Tonawanda, Town Water Dept. Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

Compliance record

No violations on file. The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations recorded for this supplier.

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	59.3 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	151/152	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	35.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	150/151	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	25.84 µg/L No EPA limit set	150/151	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	37.75 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	150/151	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8 µg/L No EPA limit set	150/151	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	15.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	149/150	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	13.22 µg/L No EPA limit set	149/150	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.83 µg/L No EPA limit set	92/151	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	5 µg/L No EPA limit set	47/150	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	8.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	29/152	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.17 µg/L No EPA limit set	17/152	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0021 mg/L 14% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2024
Nitrate	398 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	20 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	840 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	319 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2016
Cyanide	15 µg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.248 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017

85 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KESSLER, MICHAEL
Phone: 716-874-0490
Email: mkessler@tonawanda.ny.us

Frequently asked questions about Tonawanda, Town Water Dept.

Is Tonawanda, Town Water Dept. tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Tonawanda, Town Water Dept.'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 Tonawanda, Town Water Dept.'s water?

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

How many people does Tonawanda, Town Water Dept. serve?

Tonawanda, Town Water Dept. reports serving 72,571 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Tonawanda, Town Water Dept. had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Tonawanda, Town Water Dept..

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.