Is Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Bladen

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

244

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-07-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01

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	32.8 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 36 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	14.1 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 16.8 µg/L	37/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	18.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	29/30	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.615 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.7 µg/L	28/30	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	1381.75 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1603 µg/L	26/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromochloromethane	2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	26/30	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.3 µg/L	22/30	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Xylenes, Total	14.03 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 25.8 µg/L	12/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	7.2 pCi/L 144% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 8.2 pCi/L	11/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	245 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 290 µg/L	6/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	3.395 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	4/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	1.955 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	4/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Carbon Tetrachloride	11.3 µg/L 226% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	3/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	11.6 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	2/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/30	SYR4	2014–2019

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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: EDWARDS, DONNIE
Phone: 910-862-6996
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen

Is Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen'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 Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen's water?

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

How many people does Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen serve?

Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen reports serving 14,408 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 244 violations on file for Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen, of which 4 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.