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Hot Springs Tap Water Quality Report

Hot Springs's water has 3 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.

Utility

HOT SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM

People Served

3,875

MCL Violations

0

Last Updated

Jul 1, 2024

Is Hot Springs Tap Water Safe to Drink?

Hot Springs's water has 3 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs). While the water meets federal legal limits, we recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems.

The data below shows test results from 1 water utility serving 3,875 people in the Hot Springs area. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. This report was last updated Jul 1, 2024.

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With 3 contaminants above health guidelines, you may want to explore water purification options. Learn how to make distilled water at home for applications like humidifiers, CPAP machines, and baby formula.

What Hot Springs's water readings can explain

We publish a city-level hardness figure for Hot Springs, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.

On a private well near Hot Springs? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Bath County well water testing and USGS risk data โ€” modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.

Frequently Asked Questions About Hot Springs Tap Water

Hot Springs's water has 3 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. While the water meets federal legal limits, we recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems.

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