Is Landis, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Landis 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 Kannapolis and Town of China Grove.
Town of Landis, 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 Landis’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Town of Landis
North Carolina · serves 5,510 people · about 2,700 in Landis
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Kannapolis
North Carolina · serves 56,050 people · about 240 in Landis
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 5.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Town of China Grove
North Carolina · serves 4,895 people · under 100 in Landis
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 4.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
3 health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Landis
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Landis, 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 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
K & W Laboratories, LLC
Midland, NC · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Statesville Analytical, Holdings, LLC
Statesville, NC · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Landis: 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 Landis
Other towns in Rowan County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Landis’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