Is Amherst City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Lorain

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
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2019-01-23
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1995-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1995-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1995-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1995-01-01

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
Bromodichloromethane	48.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	68.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	10.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	107.4 µg/L 134% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	33.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	48 µg/L No EPA limit set	121/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	82 µg/L 137% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	118/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	150 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	55/90	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	0.9000 µg/L No EPA limit set	40/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	24/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0025 mg/L 17% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	23/23	LCR	2024
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	21/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	27 µg/L 180% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	9/90	SYR4	2012–2018

31 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: CORBIN, JOHN
Phone: 440-988-7625
Email: jcorbin.amherstwater@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Amherst City

Is Amherst City tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Amherst City'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 Amherst City's water?

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

How many people does Amherst City serve?

Amherst City reports serving 11,797 people in Ohio, per its EPA record.

Has Amherst City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 9 violations on file for Amherst City, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.