Is Pittsboro, Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

140

health-based violations

261

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	2009-06-01 → 2009-06-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	2009-06-01 → 2009-06-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	2009-06-01 → 2009-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfpea	0.0116 µg/L	3/4	2024
Pfba	0.0124 µg/L	2/4	2024
Pfhxa	0.0057 µg/L	2/4	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	68.82 µg/L 86% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 98.6 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	21.27 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 30.1 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	200.35 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 413 µg/L	60/80	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	17.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.3 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	17.51 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	48/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	59.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 78.7 µg/L	47/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	35/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	6.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.6 µg/L	23/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2022
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	13/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	9/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	509 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 530 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1440 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	44.287 µg/L 295% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 59.8 µg/L	7/80	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L	4/50	SYR4	2013–2019
Simazine	0.1955 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2070 µg/L	4/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.5850 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6100 µg/L	3/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.7000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/9	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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SAULSBURY, CORY
Phone: 919-777-1623
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Pittsboro, Town of

Is Pittsboro, Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Pittsboro, Town 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 Pittsboro, Town of's water?

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

How many people does Pittsboro, Town of serve?

Pittsboro, Town of reports serving 6,708 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Pittsboro, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 261 violations on file for Pittsboro, Town of, of which 140 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 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.