Is Martinsburg Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-10-19 → 1999-10-20
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-10-19 → 1999-10-20

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
Nitrate	10500 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 10000 µg/L	74/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0015 mg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2024
Bromodichloromethane	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	9.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.8000 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	6 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	11020 µg/L 110% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 10000 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013
TTHM	12.6 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	21 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromoform	0.7000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	3480 µg/L 348% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 1000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013

57 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MARTINSBURG SUPERVISOR AND TOWN BOARD
Phone: 315-376-2299

Frequently asked questions about Martinsburg Water District

Is Martinsburg Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Martinsburg Water District'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 Martinsburg Water District's water?

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

How many people does Martinsburg Water District serve?

Martinsburg Water District reports serving 310 people in New York, per its EPA record.

Has Martinsburg Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 5 violations on file for Martinsburg Water District, of which 0 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.