Is Lumberton, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

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	2008-07-01 → 2008-09-30
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-17
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-17
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOA	0.0057 µg/L	4/4	2025
PFOS	0.0079 µg/L	3/4	2025
Pfpea	0.0044 µg/L	2/4	2025
Pfhxa	0.0033 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	72.3 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 109.9 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	55.17 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 96.9 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.4 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	52.785 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 98.5 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	28.385 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 50.3 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	26.49 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 42.3 µg/L	99/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	700.4 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1206 µg/L	53/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromochloromethane	3.865 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	50/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2028
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	9/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	602.5 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 620 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	30.1 µg/L 201% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 33 µg/L	3/60	SYR4	2014–2017

89 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WALTERS, COREY
Phone: 910-671-3856
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Lumberton, City of

Is Lumberton, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Lumberton, City 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 Lumberton, City of'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 Lumberton, City of serve?

Lumberton, City of reports serving 24,460 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Lumberton, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 29 violations on file for Lumberton, City of, of which 3 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.