Is Northampton--Gaston Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
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

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	2011-01-01 → 2011-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2011-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2011-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2011-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-12-31

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 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
TTHM	99.25 µg/L 124% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 111.8 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	49.65 µg/L 83% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 82.9 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	24.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	60.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 80.4 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38.7 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	16.56 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.6 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	32/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	161.6 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 172 µg/L	5/139	SYR4	2014–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	5/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	1/1	LCR	2025
Lead	6 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/139	SYR4	2014–2019

1 contaminants tested, none detected

Monobromoacetic Acid

Utility contact

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

Frequently asked questions about Northampton--Gaston

Is Northampton--Gaston tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Northampton--Gaston'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--Gaston's water?

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

How many people does Northampton--Gaston serve?

Northampton--Gaston reports serving 1,123 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Northampton--Gaston had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 69 violations on file for Northampton--Gaston, of which 36 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.