Is Rocky Mount, Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31

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	1/8	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
Bromodichloromethane	10.01 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.7 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	98.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 149 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	107.665 µg/L 135% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 159 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	30.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 51.6 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	80 µg/L 133% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 114 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	48.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 62.7 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.52 µg/L	51/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.268 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.38 µg/L	45/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	76.68 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 229 µg/L	43/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.72 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.1 µg/L	27/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00037 mg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Fluoride	810 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 830 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	21.985 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 22.3 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1002.5 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1020 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.522 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	5/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	820 µg/L 8.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2018
Antimony, Total	0.8000 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.43 pCi/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	0.6100 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2017
Xylenes, Total	0.4200 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019

86 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-PF3ONSAdonaArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WOOD, ROBERT J.
Phone: 540-483-7660
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Rocky Mount, Town of

Is Rocky Mount, Town of tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Rocky Mount, Town of serve?

Rocky Mount, Town of reports serving 6,000 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Rocky Mount, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 16 violations on file for Rocky Mount, Town of, of which 4 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.