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Is Graham, NC tap water safe?

14 utilities serve Graham, 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

5 of the 14 utilities serving Graham have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Orange - Alamance Water System, City of Burlington, Timberlake S/D and 2 more.

City of Graham, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 7.6 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 Graham’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

4 more utilities in Graham

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

  • Rae McKenzie Mobile Home Parkserves 100 people · under 100 in Graham · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Southwick S/Dserves 72 people · under 100 in Graham · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Country Club MHPserves 127 people · lists Graham among the places it serves · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Maple Oaks MHPserves 90 people · lists Graham among the places it serves · 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 Graham’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 Graham

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

  • Onterris Laboratories, LLC - Durham

    Durham, NC · about 23 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (804) 358-8295

  • Durham County Health Department

    Durham, NC · about 23 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (919) 560-7975

  • Guilford County Health Dept.

    Greensboro, NC · about 25 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (336) 641-4607

All 112 certified labs for North Carolina

ZIP codes in Graham

Which ZIP codes are in Graham: 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 Graham

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

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