Is Franklin, Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

147

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-12-10
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-12-10
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-12-10
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-17
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-17
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-06-01 → 2020-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-06-01 → 2020-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-06-01 → 2020-08-31

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	72.95 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 100 µg/L	63/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	51 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 67 µg/L	61/61	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	65.91 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 82 µg/L	55/55	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	23.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29 µg/L	55/55	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	28.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40 µg/L	55/55	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.9 µg/L	53/55	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	156.5 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 800 µg/L	48/100	SYR4	2014–2018
Lead	0.0170 mg/L 113% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Lead	140 µg/L 933% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 170 µg/L	9/100	SYR4	2014–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	5/55	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	11 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/55	SYR4	2013–2019

94 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: POCQUETTE, KYLE
Phone: 828-369-8998
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Franklin, Town of

Is Franklin, Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Franklin, Town 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 Franklin, Town of's water?

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

How many people does Franklin, Town of serve?

Franklin, Town of reports serving 9,650 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Franklin, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 147 violations on file for Franklin, Town of, of which 5 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.