Is Asheboro, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0061 µg/L	1/4	2025
PFBS	0.0084 µg/L	1/4	2025
Pfhpa	0.0039 µg/L	1/4	2025
Pfhxa	0.0089 µg/L	1/4	2025
PFHXS	0.0045 µg/L	1/4	2025
PFOA	0.0102 µg/L	1/4	2025
PFOS	0.0163 µg/L	1/4	2025
Pfpea	0.0086 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	78.65 µg/L 98% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 99 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	71.48 µg/L 119% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 79.7 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	64.03 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 82 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	37.715 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.8 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	32.845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38.9 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Chlorite	700 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 740 µg/L	99/100	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	66/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	145.3 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 188 µg/L	55/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.09 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L	43/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	15/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Fluoride	1295 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1400 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	1.8714 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	5/17	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate	630 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019

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

Utility contact

Contact: RHONEY, MICHAEL
Phone: 336-626-1201
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Asheboro, City of

Is Asheboro, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Asheboro, 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 Asheboro, 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 Asheboro, City of serve?

Asheboro, City of reports serving 27,819 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Asheboro, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 28 violations on file for Asheboro, 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.