Is Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-02-11
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-02-11
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-02-11
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-02-11
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-02-11
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0054 µg/L	3/4	2024

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	370 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 5760 µg/L	444/522	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	45.35 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 69.6 µg/L	134/134	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	69.45 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 102.7 µg/L	132/134	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	44.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 59 µg/L	103/103	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	19.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29 µg/L	103/103	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21 µg/L	102/103	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24 µg/L	100/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	95/100	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	127.6 µg/L 851% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 851 µg/L	73/522	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8 µg/L	54/103	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	16.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	30/103	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	15.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	19/103	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	878 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 950 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	23.9 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/103	SYR4	2013–2019

93 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, TotalBromateChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WRENN, THOMAS
Phone: 252-537-9137
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist

Is Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist'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 Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist's water?

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

How many people does Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist serve?

Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist reports serving 15,630 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 38 violations on file for Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist, of which 0 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.