Is Hertford County Rural Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2023-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01

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 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	150 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 712 µg/L	48/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Fluoride	707 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 770 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2017
TTHM	23.03 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 23.9 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.79 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	10.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	1.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.5 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate	1880 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/64	SYR4	2012–2019

94 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LASSITER, STANLEY
Phone: 252-358-7867
Email: stanley.lassiter@hertfordcountync.gov

Frequently asked questions about Hertford County Rural Water

Is Hertford County Rural Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Hertford County Rural Water'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 Hertford County Rural Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Fluoride, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Hertford County Rural Water serve?

Hertford County Rural Water reports serving 7,970 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Hertford County Rural Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 18 violations on file for Hertford County Rural Water, 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.