Is Northampton--Lake Gaston Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

306

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	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0062 µg/L	3/4	2023

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	98.31 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 131.6 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	50.575 µg/L 84% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 77.3 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26 µg/L	51/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	66.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 105 µg/L	51/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	51/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	28.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.3 µg/L	51/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	20.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.4 µg/L	51/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	37/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	159.65 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 172 µg/L	14/260	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	5/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	15.8 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17 µg/L	3/260	SYR4	2014–2019

30 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: TURNER, REBECCA
Phone: 252-534-6341
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Northampton--Lake Gaston

Is Northampton--Lake Gaston tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Northampton--Lake Gaston'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 Northampton--Lake Gaston's water?

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

How many people does Northampton--Lake Gaston serve?

Northampton--Lake Gaston reports serving 3,984 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Northampton--Lake Gaston had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 306 violations on file for Northampton--Lake Gaston, of which 44 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.