Is Northampton--Milwaukee Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

214

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-11-01 → 2003-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-11-01 → 2003-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-11-01 → 2003-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-11-01 → 2003-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31

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 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
Fluoride	606 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 830 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	23.9 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 26 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	229.95 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 247 µg/L	12/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.55 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	10/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	5.625 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	13.675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.575 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate	3340 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.285 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2014–2019

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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TURNER, REBECCA
Phone: 252-534-6341
Email: becky.turner@nhcnc.net

Frequently asked questions about Northampton--Milwaukee

Is Northampton--Milwaukee tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Northampton--Milwaukee'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 Northampton--Milwaukee's water?

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

How many people does Northampton--Milwaukee serve?

Northampton--Milwaukee reports serving 5,715 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Northampton--Milwaukee had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 214 violations on file for Northampton--Milwaukee, of which 10 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 6 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.