Is Shelby, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Cleveland

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-10-01

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
TTHM	72.1 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	131/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	31.5 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 43 µg/L	131/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	109/109	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	61.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 89 µg/L	109/109	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	18.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29 µg/L	106/108	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	106/108	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	150 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	88/179	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.345 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	52/109	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	9.815 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 31 µg/L	20/179	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Fluoride	803 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 810 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	610 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	0.0222 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0238 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	222.103 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 261 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.905 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	4/108	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	16.8 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 17 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8984 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.9170 pCi/L	3/5	SYR4	2017
Dichloromethane	0.9790 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9800 µg/L	3/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.9742 pCi/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.06 pCi/L	3/4	SYR4	2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	9.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/108	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	600 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2012–2015

89 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BYERS, JAMIE
Phone: 704-484-6885
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Shelby, City of

Is Shelby, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Shelby, City of'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 Shelby, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Shelby, City of serve?

Shelby, City of reports serving 23,600 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Shelby, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 42 violations on file for Shelby, City of, of which 6 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.