Is Norwood, Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

156

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0051 µg/L	3/4	2025
Pfpea	0.0032 µg/L	1/4	2025

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)	73.14 µg/L 122% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 80 µg/L	72/72	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	75.55 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 80 µg/L	70/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	293.85 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 332 µg/L	54/67	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	12.11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.5 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	58.795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 68.3 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	34.365 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36.7 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	36.295 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 44 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	30/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	14/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Fluoride	559 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 580 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.7040 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7700 µg/L	7/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.7 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	4/67	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	9.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	2/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	230 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019

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

Utility contact

Contact: KEITH, BRIAN
Phone: 704-474-3618
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Norwood, Town of

Is Norwood, Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Norwood, 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 Norwood, Town of's water?

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

How many people does Norwood, Town of serve?

Norwood, Town of reports serving 4,323 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Norwood, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 156 violations on file for Norwood, Town of, of which 59 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.