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Is Concord, NC tap water safe?

15 utilities serve Concord, 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.

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The short answer

8 of the 15 utilities serving Concord have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: City of Concord, City of Kannapolis, Springdale SD and 5 more.

City of Concord, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 9.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.

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

5 more utilities in Concord

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

  • Brafford Farms Water Systemserves 152 people · under 100 in Concord · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Whitehurst MHPserves 688 people · under 100 in Concord · 1 health-based violation since 2016
  • Concord Estatesserves 257 people · under 100 in Concord · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Pine Ridge No 2serves 61 people · under 100 in Concord · 1 health-based violation since 2016
  • Pine Ridge MHP No 1serves 51 people · under 100 in Concord · 1 health-based violation since 2016

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Concord’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Water testing near Concord

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 Concord, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • K & W Laboratories, LLC

    Midland, NC · about 11 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (704) 888-1211

  • Pace Analytical Services- Huntersville NC

    Huntersville, NC · about 15 miles

    Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts

    (803) 227-2702

  • Chem-Bac Labs, Inc.

    Charlotte, NC · about 20 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (704) 394-6381

All 112 certified labs for North Carolina

ZIP codes in Concord

Which ZIP codes are in Concord: 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 Concord

Other towns in Cabarrus County with a page of their own.

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