Is Kannapolis, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

303

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-04-01 → 2026-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-04-01 → 2026-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-04-01 → 2026-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-04-01 → 2026-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-04-01 → 2026-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-04-01 → 2026-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2026-04-01 → 2026-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-04-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-04-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-04-01 → 2004-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0054 µg/L	3/7	2024

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
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	53.185 µg/L 89% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 56.2 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	89.1 µg/L 111% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 110.7 µg/L	127/127	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	13.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	74.155 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 93.8 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	28.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32.7 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	24.005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.9 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	61/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	32/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	246 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 739 µg/L	28/104	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Atrazine	0.5210 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6200 µg/L	12/22	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	767 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 770 µg/L	7/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Simazine	0.3640 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3900 µg/L	3/22	SYR4	2014–2019

92 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FAULKNER, GERALD
Phone: 704-902-4259
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Kannapolis, City of

Is Kannapolis, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Kannapolis, 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 Kannapolis, City of's water?

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

How many people does Kannapolis, City of serve?

Kannapolis, City of reports serving 56,050 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Kannapolis, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 303 violations on file for Kannapolis, City of, of which 69 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.