Is Backwoods-Saddlebrook Comm Ws Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31

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
Chloroform	8.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.3 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2016–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	29.67 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.9 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2016–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.01 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2016–2017
TTHM	203.02 µg/L 254% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 220 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2016–2017
Toluene	19.05 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 23.1 µg/L	7/18	SYR4	2016–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	42.49 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 46 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2016–2017
Bromodichloromethane	28.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32.4 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2016–2017
Bromoform	94.925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 97.5 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2016–2017
Dibromochloromethane	78.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 90.1 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2016–2017
Fluoride	258.5 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 260 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2017
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	4/4	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.27 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2016–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.03 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2016–2017
Copper	102.8 µg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 105 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2016–2017
Dichloromethane	35.275 µg/L 706% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L worst single sample: 36.2 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2016–2019
Dinoseb	0.5095 µg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5200 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2016–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.045 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2016–2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	2.545 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2016–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.5 pCi/L 50% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/14	SYR4	2016–2017
Dalapon	6.75 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/16	SYR4	2016–2019
Lead	4 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2016–2017
Xylenes, Total	0.9000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2016–2019

55 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MALDONADO, KATLYN
Email: kat.maldo19@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Backwoods-Saddlebrook Comm Ws

Is Backwoods-Saddlebrook Comm Ws tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Backwoods-Saddlebrook Comm Ws'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 Backwoods-Saddlebrook Comm Ws's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, Dibromoacetic Acid, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Toluene, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Backwoods-Saddlebrook Comm Ws serve?

Backwoods-Saddlebrook Comm Ws reports serving 122 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Backwoods-Saddlebrook Comm Ws had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 27 violations on file for Backwoods-Saddlebrook Comm Ws, of which 20 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.