Is Claremont, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 6 utilities serving Claremont has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Country Valley II MHP.
City of Conover, 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 Claremont’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Conover
North Carolina · serves 15,347 people · about 130 in Claremont
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Claremont
North Carolina · serves 2,645 people · about 110 in Claremont
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Newton
North Carolina · serves 18,407 people · under 100 in Claremont
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Country Valley II MHP
North Carolina · serves 318 people · under 100 in Claremont
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Bunker Hill Estates S/D
North Carolina · serves 178 people · under 100 in Claremont
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Woods Hall MHP
North Carolina · serves 81 people · under 100 in Claremont
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Claremont
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Claremont, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Statesville Analytical, Holdings, LLC
Statesville, NC · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Catawba County Health Department
Hickory, NC · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
Water Tech Laboratories, Inc.
Granite Falls, NC · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Claremont
Which ZIP codes are in Claremont: 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 Claremont
Other towns in Catawba County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Conover’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