Is Middlesex Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
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

362

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2011-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2011-03-31

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	532.5 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 630 µg/L	46/60	SYR4	2012–2016
1,1-Dichloroethylene	1.2 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L	16/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Heptachlor Epoxide	0.1542 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1600 µg/L	14/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlordane	2.328 µg/L 116% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 2 µg/L worst single sample: 2.46 µg/L	12/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1280 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/64	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	32.55 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 33 µg/L	10/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.96 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	8/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	6.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	2.79 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	4.85 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	4/60	SYR4	2012–2016
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	3/3	LCR	2025
Lasso	0.6835 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7000 µg/L	2/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.095 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Benzene	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.4 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.5 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1280 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2019

57 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHexachlorocyclopentadieneMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WHITE, ANDREW
Phone: 252-235-4900
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Middlesex Water

Is Middlesex Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Middlesex 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 Middlesex Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Heptachlor Epoxide, Chlordane, Nitrate, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Middlesex Water serve?

Middlesex Water reports serving 1,389 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Middlesex Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 362 violations on file for Middlesex Water, of which 35 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.