Is Wadesboro, NC Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Wadesboro'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
Copper	273.4 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	84.25 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	65.15 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Chloroform	63 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	35.715 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Trichloroacetic Acid	24.75 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	13 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	5.75 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.12 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dibromochloromethane	2.12 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Pfba	0.0067 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2024	1/1	UCMR-5
PFOS	0.0052 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Pfhxa	0.0040 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2024	1/1	UCMR-5
Pfpea	0.0039 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: WADESBORO, TOWN OF · 5,608 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 Wadesboro

Supplier	Population served
WADESBORO, TOWN OF	5,608

Frequently asked questions about Wadesboro tap water

Is Wadesboro tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 15 contaminants in the water serving Wadesboro. 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 Wadesboro?

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

What contaminants are in Wadesboro's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Wadesboro include Copper, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid. 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.