Is Grifton, Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
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

210

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-06-18 → 1991-07-17
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-06-18 → 1991-07-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-06-18 → 1991-07-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-06-18 → 1991-07-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-06-18 → 1991-07-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1991-06-18 → 1991-07-17
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-09-01 → 2020-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-09-01 → 2020-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-09-01 → 2020-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-09-01 → 2020-11-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0062 µg/L	6/6	2024
PFOS	0.0115 µg/L	6/6	2024
PFHXS	0.0062 µg/L	5/6	2024
PFOA	0.0065 µg/L	5/6	2024
Pfpea	0.0066 µg/L	5/6	2024
PFBS	0.0044 µg/L	4/6	2024
Pfba	0.0068 µg/L	3/6	2024

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	422.05 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 642 µg/L	78/100	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	102.75 µg/L 128% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 139 µg/L	46/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	61.98 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 81.7 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	15.2 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 28 µg/L	27/100	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.1 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	24.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.4 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	18.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.1 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	24/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.575 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	20/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	5/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	484 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 490 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	4/4	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.395 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	2/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018

84 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KING, JEREMY
Phone: 919-222-8866
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Grifton, Town of

Is Grifton, Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Grifton, 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 Grifton, Town of's water?

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

How many people does Grifton, Town of serve?

Grifton, Town of reports serving 2,982 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Grifton, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 210 violations on file for Grifton, Town of, 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.