Is White Lake, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving White Lake has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Town of White Lake.
Bladen Co WTR Dist - East Bladen, 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 White Lake’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Bladen Co WTR Dist - East Bladen
North Carolina · serves 4,310 people · under 100 in White Lake
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Town of White Lake
North Carolina · serves 5,770 people · under 100 in White Lake
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
Water testing near White Lake
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to White Lake, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
TBL
Lumberton, NC · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria
Microbac - Fayetteville Division
Fayetteville, NC · about 28 miles
Certified for bacteria, minerals and other inorganics
New Hanover County Health Dept.
Wilmington, NC · about 43 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in White Lake
Which ZIP codes are in White Lake: 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 White Lake
Other towns in Bladen County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Bladen Co WTR Dist - East Bladen’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