Is Cornelius, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Cornelius has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Bahia Bay S/D.
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 Cornelius’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Charlotte Water
North Carolina · serves 1.2 million people · about 27,300 in Cornelius
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, an average of 32 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Bahia Bay S/D
North Carolina · serves 350 people · about 180 in Cornelius
1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 1.9 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Cornelius
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Cornelius, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services- Huntersville NC
Huntersville, NC · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Chem-Bac Labs, Inc.
Charlotte, NC · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
Statesville Analytical, Holdings, LLC
Statesville, NC · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Cornelius
Which ZIP codes are in Cornelius: 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 Cornelius
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Charlotte Water’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