Is Moravian Falls, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 4 utilities serving Moravian Falls have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Moravian Falls Water System and West Wilkes WTR Association Inc.
Town of Wilkesboro, 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 Moravian Falls’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Wilkesboro
North Carolina · serves 3,687 people · about 170 in Moravian Falls
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Moravian Falls Water System
North Carolina · serves 3,455 people · about 160 in Moravian Falls
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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West Wilkes WTR Association Inc
North Carolina · serves 12,573 people · about 150 in Moravian Falls
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Broadway Water Association
North Carolina · serves 3,556 people · under 100 in Moravian Falls
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Moravian Falls
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Moravian Falls, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Water Tech Laboratories, Inc.
Granite Falls, NC · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Statesville Analytical, Holdings, LLC
Statesville, NC · about 28 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Aqua Tech Service and Consulting
Boone, NC · about 28 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Moravian Falls: 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 Moravian Falls
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Wilkesboro’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