Is Smithfield, Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

231

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-02-01 → 2015-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-02-01 → 2015-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-02-01 → 2015-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-02-01 → 2015-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-02-01 → 2015-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0060 µg/L	1/1	2024
PFBS	0.0030 µg/L	1/1	2024
Pfhxa	0.0031 µg/L	1/1	2024
PFOA	0.0047 µg/L	1/1	2024
PFOS	0.0077 µg/L	1/1	2024
Pfpea	0.0042 µg/L	1/1	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	76.3 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 96 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	69.91 µg/L 117% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 76 µg/L	127/127	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlorite	710.5 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 830 µg/L	120/141	SYR4	2016–2019
Bromodichloromethane	18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20 µg/L	108/108	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	50.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 67.4 µg/L	108/108	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	40.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.8 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	23.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31 µg/L	106/107	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	92/107	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.5 µg/L	70/108	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	127.5 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 283 µg/L	56/95	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	12.7 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	32/95	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	21/108	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Simazine	1.758 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	7/19	SYR4	2014–2019
Atrazine	0.1580 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1600 µg/L	5/19	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	888 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 900 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.7000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019

86 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LANE, STEVE
Phone: 919-934-2661
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Smithfield, Town of

Is Smithfield, Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Smithfield, 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 Smithfield, Town of's water?

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

How many people does Smithfield, Town of serve?

Smithfield, Town of reports serving 12,900 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Smithfield, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 231 violations on file for Smithfield, Town of, of which 22 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.