Is Town of Saluda Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Middlesex

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-01 → 2013-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-01 → 2013-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-01 → 2013-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-01 → 2013-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-10-01 → 2000-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-10-01 → 2000-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-10-01 → 2000-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-04-01 → 2011-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-04-01 → 2011-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-04-01 → 2011-04-30

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
Copper	156.578 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	53/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.374 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	34/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00074 mg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2023
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	5.82 pCi/L 116% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 8.5 pCi/L	9/10	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	16.78 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 20.1 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2018
Dibromochloromethane	5.2575 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.15 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2013–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	170 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.578 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	7/9	SYR4	2013–2018
Chloroform	5.525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.69 µg/L	7/9	SYR4	2013–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.35 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/7	SYR4	2013–2018
Fluoride	2007.5 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2010 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	8.025 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.4 pCi/L	6/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	9.98 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2013–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4.22 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.4 pCi/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.7455 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.81 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2013–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.917 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 6.98 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2013–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.671 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.78 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2018
Xylenes, Total	2011.57 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2230 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	1.821 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.85 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2013–2018
Chromium	3.025 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2013–2018
Ethylbenzene	2.8965 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 3.03 µg/L	2/15	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.786 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.82 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2018
Cyanide	21 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2015–2018
Selenium	1 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2018
Styrene	420 µg/L 420% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 100 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2014–2019
Thallium, Total	0.2000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2018

24 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about Town of Saluda

Is Town of Saluda tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 26 contaminants in Town of Saluda'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 Town of Saluda's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Lead, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Town of Saluda serve?

Town of Saluda reports serving 323 people, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Saluda had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 11 violations on file for Town of Saluda, of which 7 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.