What was found in Fayetteville'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 1160 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 7400 µg/L — BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2019 | 9/18 | SYR4 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 7400 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Highest in the city: BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2019 | 8/18 | SYR4 |
| Barium | 2180 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 2000 µg/L Highest in the city: COPELAND ACRES S/D · 200 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| Copper | 150.5 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2017
Highest in the city: 1392.5 µg/L — CLIFFDALE WEST · 15,220 people · 2018 | 14/18 | SYR4 |
| Fluoride | 760.7 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019 | 4/18 | SYR4 |
| Lead | 3.8 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2017
Highest in the city: 92.4 µg/L — OLD NORTH UTILITIES SERVICES/FT BRAGG · 65,000 people · 2019 | 12/18 | SYR4 |
| TTHM | 77 µg/L 96% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 84.35 µg/L — EASTGATE SD FAYETTEVILLE PWC · 205 people · 2019 | 16/18 | SYR4 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 25.034 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 63.6 µg/L — TANGLEWOOD SOUTH MHPFAYETTEVILLE PWC · 259 people · 2019 | 15/18 | SYR4 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 48 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 48.455 µg/L — EASTGATE SD FAYETTEVILLE PWC · 205 people · 2019 | 12/18 | SYR4 |
| Chloroform | 36.09 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 44.4 µg/L — BRETTONWOOD HILLS S/D · 187 people · 2019 | 15/18 | SYR4 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 29 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 33.125 µg/L — EASTGATE SD FAYETTEVILLE PWC · 205 people · 2019 | 13/18 | SYR4 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 26.4 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 29.02 µg/L — TANGLEWOOD SOUTH MHPFAYETTEVILLE PWC · 259 people · 2019 | 13/18 | SYR4 |
| Bromoform | 15.49 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 22.5 µg/L — OLD NORTH UTILITIES SERVICES/FT BRAGG · 65,000 people · 2019 | 11/18 | SYR4 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 4.6 pCi/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2016
Highest in the city: 18.83 pCi/L — STONEY POINT WS/FAYETTEVILLE PWC · 515 people · 2019 | 6/18 | SYR4 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 16 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019 | 10/18 | SYR4 |
| Combined Radium (-226 And -228) | 15.1 pCi/L 302% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L Highest in the city: STONEY POINT WS/FAYETTEVILLE PWC · 515 people · 2019 | 9/18 | SYR4 |
| Dibromoacetic Acid | 12 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 12.29 µg/L — EASTGATE SD FAYETTEVILLE PWC · 205 people · 2019 | 9/18 | SYR4 |
| Monochloroacetic Acid | 10 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 11 µg/L — RAIN TREE II FAYETTEVILLE PWC · 292 people · 2019 | 6/18 | SYR4 |
| Monobromoacetic Acid | 9 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2019 | 6/18 | SYR4 |
| Antimony, Total | 4.78 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Highest in the city: BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2018 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 4.42 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Highest in the city: BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U | 3.4 pCi/L 23% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2016 | 2/18 | SYR4 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate | 3.04 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Highest in the city: BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2017 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| Xylenes, Total | 2.825 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Highest in the city: CLIFFDALE WEST · 15,220 people · 2019 | 3/18 | SYR4 |
| Toluene | 2.6 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Highest in the city: CLIFFDALE WEST · 15,220 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| Combined Uranium | 2.533 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L Highest in the city: RAINTREE MHP · 85 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| Thallium, Total | 1.82 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Highest in the city: CLIFFDALE WEST · 15,220 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 1.5 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L Highest in the city: BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 0.7000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L Highest in the city: TANGLEWOOD ESTATES S/D · 309 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| Trichloroethylene | 0.5600 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Highest in the city: BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| Ethylbenzene | 0.5595 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L Highest in the city: CLIFFDALE WEST · 15,220 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| Heptachlor Epoxide | 0.0776 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L Highest in the city: BRAXTON HILLS/SIMMONS HEIGHTS · 680 people · 2019 | 3/18 | SYR4 |
| PFBS | 0.0121 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2024
Highest in the city: 0.0633 µg/L — BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2025 | 4/18 | UCMR-5 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | 0.0414 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L Highest in the city: BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| PFOS | 0.0218 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2024
Highest in the city: 0.0333 µg/L — BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2025 | 4/18 | UCMR-5 |
| PFOA | 0.0110 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2024
Highest in the city: 0.0275 µg/L — BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2025 | 4/18 | UCMR-5 |
| Endrin | 0.0260 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Highest in the city: CLIFFDALE WEST · 15,220 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| PFHXS | 0.0191 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2024
Highest in the city: 0.0256 µg/L — BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2025 | 4/18 | UCMR-5 |
| Lead | 0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2025
Highest in the city: 0.0246 mg/L — SOUTH POINT SD · 124 people · 2025 | 18/18 | LCR |
| Bhc-Gamma | 0.0221 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L Highest in the city: CLIFFDALE WEST · 15,220 people · 2019 | 1/18 | SYR4 |
| Pfpea | 0.0215 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2024 | 4/18 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfhxa | 0.0182 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2024 | 4/18 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfba | 0.0114 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2024 | 3/18 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfhpa | 0.0070 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2024
Highest in the city: 0.0094 µg/L — BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM · 15,380 people · 2025 | 4/18 | UCMR-5 |
| 6:2 Fts | 0.0077 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · 226,441 people · 2024 | 1/18 | UCMR-5 |
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 Fayetteville
| Supplier | Population served |
|---|---|
| FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM | 226,441 |
| OLD NORTH UTILITIES SERVICES/FT BRAGG | 65,000 |
| BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM | 15,380 |
| CLIFFDALE WEST | 15,220 |
| BRAXTON HILLS/SIMMONS HEIGHTS | 680 |
| MILL CREEK S/D | 523 |
| STONEY POINT WS/FAYETTEVILLE PWC | 515 |
| TANGLEWOOD ESTATES S/D | 309 |
| RAIN TREE II FAYETTEVILLE PWC | 292 |
| TANGLEWOOD SOUTH MHPFAYETTEVILLE PWC | 259 |
| NEW TOWN APARTMENTS LLC | 258 |
| EASTGATE SD FAYETTEVILLE PWC | 205 |
| COPELAND ACRES S/D | 200 |
| BRETTONWOOD HILLS S/D | 187 |
| SOUTH POINT SD | 124 |
| KELLY HILL S/D | 109 |
| WOODLAND RUN MH S/D | 108 |
| RAINTREE MHP | 85 |
Frequently asked questions about Fayetteville tap water
Is Fayetteville tap water safe to drink?
EPA testing detected 45 contaminants in the water serving Fayetteville. 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 Fayetteville?
18 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Fayetteville, North Carolina to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.
What contaminants are in Fayetteville's water?
The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Fayetteville include Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Barium, Copper, Fluoride. 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.