Is Roper, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Roper have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Washington County Water System and Roper Water System.
Washington County Water System, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 45.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. A health benchmark is a level EPA screens with, not a legal limit.
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 Roper’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Washington County Water System
North Carolina · serves 6,693 people · under 100 in Roper
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 45.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Roper Water System
North Carolina · serves 546 people · under 100 in Roper
1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 104 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation.
9 health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Roper
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Roper, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
JLA International, Inc.
Edenton, NC · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins Greenville
Greenville, NC · about 41 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Environmental Chemists - Outer Banks
Manteo, NC · about 55 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
ZIP codes in Roper
Which ZIP codes are in Roper: 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 Roper
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Washington County Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water