Is Laurinburg, NC Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Laurinburg'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	1570 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2019	1/6	SYR4
Nitrate-Nitrite	1563 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2019	1/6	SYR4
Copper	207.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 1492 µg/L — SCOTLAND CO WATER - MALLOY RD · 330 people · 2019	6/6	SYR4
Fluoride	713.2 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2017	1/6	SYR4
Lead	69.25 µg/L 462% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2019	5/6	SYR4
Barium	32 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2017	1/6	SYR4
TTHM	11.65 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 21.69 µg/L — SCOTLAND CO WATER-SOUTH · 1,905 people · 2019	5/6	SYR4
Chloroform	19.04 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2019	5/6	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	12.1 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2019	5/6	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.983 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 6.586 µg/L — SCOTLAND CO WATER - NORTH · 1,219 people · 2019	5/6	SYR4
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	5.57 pCi/L 37% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2017	1/6	SYR4
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.765 pCi/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2017	1/6	SYR4
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	4.35 pCi/L 87% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2017	1/6	SYR4
Dibromochloromethane	3.625 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2019	2/6	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.104 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2019	5/6	SYR4
Combined Uranium	1.341 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2017	1/6	SYR4
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: LAURINBURG, CITY OF · 18,288 people · 2025 Highest in the city: 0.0040 mg/L — SCOTLAND CO WATER - NORTH · 1,219 people · 2025	6/6	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 Laurinburg

Supplier	Population served
LAURINBURG, CITY OF	18,288
SCOTLAND CO WATER-SOUTH	1,905
SCOTLAND CO WATER - NORTH	1,219
SCOTLAND CO WATER - GILLIS HILL	965
SCOTLAND CO WATER - BARNES BRIDGE	584
SCOTLAND CO WATER - MALLOY RD	330

Frequently asked questions about Laurinburg tap water

Is Laurinburg tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 17 contaminants in the water serving Laurinburg. 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 Laurinburg?

6 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Laurinburg, North Carolina to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Laurinburg's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Laurinburg include Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, Fluoride, Lead. 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.