Is Montgomery County Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

229

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0036 µg/L	1/4	2025
PFOS	0.0044 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	89.755 µg/L 112% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 112.8 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	68.72 µg/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 108 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	14.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	78.025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 94.8 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	31.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41.6 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	33.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38.1 µg/L	99/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	330.4 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 502 µg/L	75/122	SYR4	2013–2018
Dibromochloromethane	2.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	67/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	25/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Lead	46.9 µg/L 313% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 64 µg/L	7/122	SYR4	2013–2018
Atrazine	0.3640 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3700 µg/L	5/15	SYR4	2014–2018
Fluoride	636.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 650 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019

91 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) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CRISCOE, MICHAEL
Phone: 910-439-6197
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Montgomery County Water

Is Montgomery County Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Montgomery County Water'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 Montgomery County Water'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 Montgomery County Water serve?

Montgomery County Water reports serving 15,362 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Montgomery County Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 229 violations on file for Montgomery County Water, of which 78 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 8 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.