Is Graham, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-10-01 → 2008-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-10-01 → 2008-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-10-01 → 2008-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-10-01 → 2008-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-10-01 → 2008-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0106 µg/L	4/4	2024
PFOA	0.0076 µg/L	4/4	2024
PFOS	0.0074 µg/L	4/4	2024
Pfhxa	0.0035 µg/L	1/4	2024
Pfpea	0.0034 µg/L	1/4	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
TTHM	76.86 µg/L 96% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	127/127	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	52.1 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 246 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	57.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 110 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	23.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 48 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	18.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.81 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	39/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Copper	159.15 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 174 µg/L	12/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	14.45 µg/L 96% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	12/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	11/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	729 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 750 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	15.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	3/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Simazine	0.1390 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1400 µg/L	3/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	22.2 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	15 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9800 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.8 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2017

85 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 UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMITH, SHELBY
Phone: 336-578-3264
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Graham, City of

Is Graham, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Graham, 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 Graham, City of's water?

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

How many people does Graham, City of serve?

Graham, City of reports serving 18,354 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Graham, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 34 violations on file for Graham, City of, of which 10 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.