Is Conover, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 15 utilities serving Conover has 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 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 Conover’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Conover
North Carolina · serves 15,347 people · about 3,500 in Conover
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Hickory
North Carolina · serves 71,393 people · about 1,100 in Conover
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 · about 210 in Conover
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sedgefield S/D
North Carolina · serves 145 people · nearly all in Conover
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Spring Haven S/D Water System
North Carolina · serves 320 people · about 130 in Conover
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Landsdown/Eastover S/D
North Carolina · serves 251 people · under 100 in Conover
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cedar Valley Water System
North Carolina · serves 134 people · under 100 in Conover
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Prestige Heights
North Carolina · serves 170 people · under 100 in Conover
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Spencer Rd Park
North Carolina · serves 142 people · under 100 in Conover
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Homestead Park S/D
North Carolina · serves 137 people · under 100 in Conover
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
5 more utilities in Conover
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Conover than those above.
- Herman Acres S/Dserves 113 people · under 100 in Conover · no health-based violations since 2016
- Shangri - la S/Dserves 170 people · under 100 in Conover · no health-based violations since 2016
- Tranquil Village S/Dserves 43 people · nearly all in Conover · no health-based violations since 2016
- The Meadows S/Dserves 89 people · under 100 in Conover · no health-based violations since 2016
- Brookwood S/Dserves 46 people · under 100 in Conover · no health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Conover
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Conover, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Catawba County Health Department
Hickory, NC · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
Water Tech Laboratories, Inc.
Granite Falls, NC · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Statesville Analytical, Holdings, LLC
Statesville, NC · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Conover
Which ZIP codes are in Conover: 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 Conover
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