Is Apex, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 15 utilities serving Apex have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Town of Fuquay - Varina and Chatham Co - North.
Town of Apex, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Apex’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Apex
North Carolina · serves 83,001 people · about 16,300 in Apex
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Holly Springs
North Carolina · serves 51,947 people · about 350 in Apex
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 12 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Fuquay - Varina
North Carolina · serves 42,954 people · about 220 in Apex
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 11 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Lynnhaven - Crowsdale
North Carolina · serves 650 people · about 140 in Apex
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 5.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Langston Estates S/D
North Carolina · serves 174 people · about 140 in Apex
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Glendale Master System
North Carolina · serves 633 people · about 120 in Apex
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 6.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Fair Oaks S/D
North Carolina · serves 216 people · about 120 in Apex
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Jamison Park S/D
North Carolina · serves 531 people · about 120 in Apex
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Chatham Co - North
North Carolina · serves 23,088 people · about 100 in Apex
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Briarwood/Kildaire
North Carolina · serves 517 people · about 100 in Apex
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
5 more utilities in Apex
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Apex than those above.
- Swift Creek Master Systemserves 465 people · under 100 in Apex · no health-based violations since 2016
- Royal Senter Ridge S/Dserves 740 people · under 100 in Apex · no health-based violations since 2016
- Belle Ridge S/Dserves 143 people · under 100 in Apex · no health-based violations since 2016
- Merion S/Dserves 267 people · under 100 in Apex · no health-based violations since 2016
- Blaney Farms S/Dserves 395 people · under 100 in Apex · no health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Apex
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Apex, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Built Env. Testing East - Cary
Cary, NC · about 9 miles
Certified for asbestos
Eurofins Raleigh
Cary, NC · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
EMSL Analytical, Inc.-Raleigh
Morrisville, NC · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, asbestos
Which ZIP codes are in Apex: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, certified drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Apex
Other towns in Chatham County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Apex’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water