Is High Point, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-04-01 → 2024-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0031 µg/L	2/4	2025
Pfhxa	0.0053 µg/L	2/4	2025
PFHXS	0.0062 µg/L	2/4	2025
PFOS	0.0110 µg/L	2/4	2025
Pfpea	0.0066 µg/L	2/4	2025
PFOA	0.0042 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
TTHM	65 µg/L 81% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 96 µg/L	262/262	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	47.15 µg/L 79% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 69 µg/L	258/260	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	14.074 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.63 µg/L	233/233	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	52.228 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 71.27 µg/L	233/233	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	26.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 42 µg/L	229/233	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27 µg/L	229/233	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	126/233	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.332 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.106 µg/L	108/233	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	148.75 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 296 µg/L	66/209	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	64/233	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	25/233	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Lead	34 µg/L 227% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 73 µg/L	13/208	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/233	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	794 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 800 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019

88 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KRAFT, ALLISON
Phone: 336-883-9372
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about High Point, City of

Is High Point, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in High Point, 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 High Point, 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 High Point, City of serve?

High Point, City of reports serving 118,662 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has High Point, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 29 violations on file for High Point, City of, of which 9 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.