Is Pamlico County Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

147

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	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30

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	866 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2750 µg/L	76/99	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	28.25 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 56 µg/L	76/84	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	40.6 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 72 µg/L	73/81	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	27.238 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41.47 µg/L	64/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	17.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27 µg/L	64/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	13.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29 µg/L	58/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	24.1 µg/L 161% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 48 µg/L	39/99	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	18.486 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.96 µg/L	37/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0100 mg/L 67% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	20/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	15/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.0156 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.052 µg/L	15/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	680 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 810 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8 µg/L	12/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	1336 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	38.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/8	UCMR-5	2023
Nitrate-Nitrite	1311.4 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1336 µg/L	3/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	25.4325 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 25.55 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/72	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.3 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2015

89 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SANDERS, JEFFREY
Phone: 252-283-1061
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Pamlico County Water

Is Pamlico County Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Pamlico 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 Pamlico County Water's water?

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

How many people does Pamlico County Water serve?

Pamlico County Water reports serving 19,665 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Pamlico County Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 147 violations on file for Pamlico County Water, of which 66 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 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.