Is Lowell, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Lowell 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 Lowell.
City of Lowell, 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 Lowell’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Lowell
North Carolina · serves 3,837 people · about 2,500 in Lowell
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Two Rivers Utilities
North Carolina · serves 96,714 people · under 100 in Lowell
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Lowell
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Lowell, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Gaston County Health Dept.
Gastonia, NC · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria
Chem-Bac Labs, Inc.
Charlotte, NC · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
Charlotte Water - Environmental Lab Services
Charlotte, NC · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Which ZIP codes are in Lowell: 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 Lowell
Other towns in Gaston County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Lowell’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