Is Crystal Mountain Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Watauga

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
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1989-01-01 → 1991-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1989-01-01 → 1991-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1989-01-01 → 1991-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1989-01-01 → 1991-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1989-01-01 → 1991-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1989-01-01 → 1991-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1989-01-01 → 1991-12-31

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
Nitrate	1870 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	22/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	607.3 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 681 µg/L	12/35	SYR4	2013–2018
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2025
Lead	38.5 µg/L 257% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 46 µg/L	6/35	SYR4	2013–2018
Chloroform	2.915 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
TTHM	3.865 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

68 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PATEL, HARSHNA
Phone: 800-525-7990
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Crystal Mountain

Is Crystal Mountain tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 7 contaminants in Crystal Mountain'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 Crystal Mountain's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, Lead, Lead, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Crystal Mountain serve?

Crystal Mountain reports serving 88 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Crystal Mountain had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 71 violations on file for Crystal Mountain, of which 0 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.