Is Buffalo Shoals Park Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

259

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2013-12-31

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	4500 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	251 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	5/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	4/4	LCR	2025
Lead	5 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	2/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.3 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2013
Nitrate-Nitrite	4000 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
TTHM	2.9 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019

71 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MILLIRON, BRENT
Phone: 919-653-6999
Email: bmilliron@aquaamerica.com

Frequently asked questions about Buffalo Shoals Park

Is Buffalo Shoals Park tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 8 contaminants in Buffalo Shoals Park'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 Buffalo Shoals Park's water?

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

How many people does Buffalo Shoals Park serve?

Buffalo Shoals Park reports serving 97 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Buffalo Shoals Park had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 259 violations on file for Buffalo Shoals Park, 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.