Is Greenville Utilities Comm Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0069 µg/L	2/10	2023
PFBS	0.0061 µg/L	2/10	2023
Pfhxa	0.0051 µg/L	2/10	2023
PFOA	0.0076 µg/L	2/10	2023
PFOS	0.0063 µg/L	2/10	2023
Pfpea	0.0051 µg/L	2/10	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
Copper	193.115 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 374 µg/L	488/687	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	41 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 60 µg/L	255/255	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	62.4 µg/L 78% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	253/253	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	25.636 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.51 µg/L	208/208	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	207/208	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	28.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 49 µg/L	206/208	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	12.222 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.07 µg/L	205/208	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.1361 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.902 µg/L	182/208	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	92/208	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	90/208	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	75/208	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	1896.5 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2000 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	28/28	LCR	2025
Bromate	2.75 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	27/96	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.8168 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	9/208	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	12 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 14 µg/L	9/687	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	16.96 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 pCi/L	5/5	SYR4	2015

87 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PATRICK, JULIUS
Phone: 252-551-1561
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Greenville Utilities Comm

Is Greenville Utilities Comm tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Greenville Utilities Comm'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 Greenville Utilities Comm'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 Greenville Utilities Comm serve?

Greenville Utilities Comm reports serving 103,140 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Greenville Utilities Comm had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 23 violations on file for Greenville Utilities Comm, of which 6 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.