Is Rougemont, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Rougemont has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Red Mountain S/D, 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 Rougemont’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Red Mountain S/D
North Carolina · serves 176 people · under 100 in Rougemont
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Durham County Rougemont Water System
North Carolina · serves 84 people · lists Rougemont among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Rougemont
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Rougemont, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Mathews Water Treatment
Oxford, NC · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
Durham County Health Department
Durham, NC · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC · about 23 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals
ZIP codes in Rougemont
Which ZIP codes are in Rougemont: 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 Rougemont
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Red Mountain S/D’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