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Is Charlotte, NC tap water safe?

15 utilities serve Charlotte, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

1 of the 15 utilities serving Charlotte has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Union County Water System.

Charlotte Water, 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.

The water from Charlotte Water is soft, an average of 32 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon). How it compares.

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 Charlotte’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

5 more utilities in Charlotte

By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Charlotte than those above.

  • Westwood Forest MHPserves 333 people · under 100 in Charlotte · no health-based violations since 2016
  • The Enclave at City Parkserves 196 people · under 100 in Charlotte · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Harbor Club S/Dserves 163 people · under 100 in Charlotte · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Oakdale S/Dserves 112 people · under 100 in Charlotte · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Riverwalk Plantationserves 89 people · under 100 in Charlotte · no health-based violations since 2016

Water testing near Charlotte

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab North Carolina certifies.

The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Charlotte, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Chem-Bac Labs, Inc.

    Charlotte, NC · about 4 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (704) 394-6381

  • Charlotte Water - Environmental Lab Services

    Charlotte, NC · about 5 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts

    (704) 336-3690

  • Eurofins Charlotte

    Charlotte, NC · about 5 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts

    (704) 529-6364

All 112 certified labs for North Carolina

ZIP codes in Charlotte

Which ZIP codes are in Charlotte: 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 Charlotte

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