Is Nashville, Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Nash

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

818

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.4900 µg/L	7/10	2025
PFOA	0.0066 µg/L	5/10	2025
PFBS	0.0036 µg/L	2/10	2025
PFHXS	0.0350 µg/L	2/10	2025
Pfhps	0.0036 µg/L	1/10	2025
Pfhxa	0.0046 µg/L	1/10	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	76.4 µg/L 96% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 107 µg/L	74/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	56.825 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 70.4 µg/L	74/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	17.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.3 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	62.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 85 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	33.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41.2 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	19.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.1 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.6 µg/L	50/56	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	3169.5 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3390 µg/L	30/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1261.85 µg/L 97% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1372 µg/L	28/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.09 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	19/56	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.335 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	12/56	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Lead	18.75 µg/L 125% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	4/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	542 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 590 µg/L	3/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.2 pCi/L 24% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	3.4866 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	9.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	UCMR-5	2025

83 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: NEVILLE, CHAD
Phone: 252-459-4511
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Nashville, Town of

Is Nashville, Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Nashville, Town 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 Nashville, Town 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 Nashville, Town of serve?

Nashville, Town of reports serving 5,900 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Nashville, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 818 violations on file for Nashville, Town of, of which 19 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 6 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.