Is Efland, NC Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Efland's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Fluoride	980 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Copper	219.15 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	81.2 µg/L 135% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	78.2 µg/L 98% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Chloroform	71.7 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Cyanide	65.35 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Trichloroacetic Acid	37 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	34.35 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	24.51 µg/L 163% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	11 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dibromochloromethane	5.485 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Bromoform	3.825 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dalapon	2.25 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.795 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.195 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Atrazine	0.2945 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
PFOS	0.0118 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
PFOA	0.0094 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Pfhxa	0.0040 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Pfpea	0.0039 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Pfhpa	0.0033 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM · 9,223 people · 2025	1/1	LCR

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 the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Efland

Supplier	Population served
ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM	9,223

Frequently asked questions about Efland tap water

Is Efland tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 22 contaminants in the water serving Efland. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Efland?

1 public water supplier report drinking-water monitoring for Efland, North Carolina to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Efland's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Efland include Fluoride, Copper, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), TTHM, Chloroform. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

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.