Is Dare County Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Dare

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-01-02
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-25
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-25
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-09-23

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
Copper	320.7 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 783 µg/L	140/212	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	87.6 µg/L 110% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 117 µg/L	137/137	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	20.38 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 27.1 µg/L	134/139	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	28.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39 µg/L	80/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	22.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41 µg/L	76/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34 µg/L	74/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	7.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	74/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	20.47 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27 µg/L	59/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.6 µg/L	45/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.6 µg/L	44/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	66 µg/L 440% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 409 µg/L	31/212	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0039 mg/L 26% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Fluoride	1177.5 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1200 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/80	SYR4	2013–2019

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

Utility contact

Contact: KING, JESSICA
Phone: 252-475-5990
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Dare County Water

Is Dare County Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Dare 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 Dare County Water's water?

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

How many people does Dare County Water serve?

Dare County Water reports serving 28,732 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Dare County Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 17 violations on file for Dare County Water, 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.