Is Hound Ears Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

Compliance record

No violations on file. The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations recorded for this supplier.

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	1940 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2040 µg/L	46/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1129.4 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1387 µg/L	15/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	9.5 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	6/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	1.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	1.95 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	2/2	LCR	2025
Combined Uranium	1.1473 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.6 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/33	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Toluene	4.1 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/27	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.1 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019

65 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal 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 Hound Ears Water

Is Hound Ears Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Hound Ears Water'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 Hound Ears Water's water?

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

How many people does Hound Ears Water serve?

Hound Ears Water reports serving 975 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Hound Ears Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Hound Ears Water.

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.