Is Orange-Alamance Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Orange

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

501

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhpa	0.0033 µg/L	2/9	2025
Pfhxa	0.0040 µg/L	2/9	2025
PFOA	0.0094 µg/L	2/9	2025
PFOS	0.0118 µg/L	2/9	2025
Pfpea	0.0039 µg/L	1/9	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	78.2 µg/L 98% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 150 µg/L	65/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	81.2 µg/L 135% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 99 µg/L	65/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	71.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 140 µg/L	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	37 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 65 µg/L	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	34.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 48 µg/L	60/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	219.15 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 291 µg/L	34/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.485 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	32/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2025
Fluoride	980 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Dalapon	2.25 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	3/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	24.51 µg/L 163% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 25.3 µg/L	3/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Atrazine	0.2945 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3000 µg/L	2/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	2/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	65.35 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 66 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.195 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	2/62	SYR4	2012–2019

87 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PORE, WAYNE
Phone: 336-563-6212
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Orange-Alamance Water

Is Orange-Alamance Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Orange-Alamance 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 Orange-Alamance Water's water?

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

How many people does Orange-Alamance Water serve?

Orange-Alamance Water reports serving 9,223 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Orange-Alamance Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 501 violations on file for Orange-Alamance Water, of which 51 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.