Is Hamlet Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

157

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0069 µg/L	4/4	2025
PFHXS	0.0038 µg/L	1/4	2025
PFOA	0.0057 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	118.06 µg/L 148% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 143 µg/L	97/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	73 µg/L 122% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 80 µg/L	97/99	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	16.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.1 µg/L	76/78	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	96.875 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 125 µg/L	76/78	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	33.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47 µg/L	76/78	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	26.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43 µg/L	76/78	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	192.75 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 808 µg/L	32/70	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	3.13 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	18/78	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Fluoride	764 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 770 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.085 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	4/79	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	15.85 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 16 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	110 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Dalapon	1.1 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.2 pCi/L 8% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2016
Lead	4 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/70	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	110 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2015

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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BROWN, ROBERT
Phone: 910-582-2651
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Hamlet Water

Is Hamlet Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Hamlet 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 Hamlet 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 Hamlet Water serve?

Hamlet Water reports serving 10,635 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Hamlet Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 157 violations on file for Hamlet Water, of which 95 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.