Drinking water quality · 2013
· Verified
What's in Syr4 — Durham, City of (2013), NC tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the Syr4 — Durham, City of (2013), NC water system's 2013 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2013
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- NC
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Syr4 — Durham, City of (2013), NC's drinking water comes from surface water, drawn from 2 sources.
Source
- LAKE MICHIE
- LITTLE RIVER RESERVOIR
Treatment
- TREATMENT_PLT_BROWN WTP
- TREATMENT_PLT_WILLIAMS WTP
Distribution
Also buys water from HILLSBOROUGH, TOWN OF, CHATHAM CO-NORTH, and 3 more.
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based1 violation on record · most recent Jan 2009resolved
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | None detected |
People also ask about Syr4 — Durham, City of (2013), NC's water
+Is Syr4 — Durham, City of (2013), NC tap water safe to drink in 2013?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in Syr4 — Durham, City of (2013), NC's 2013 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Syr4 — Durham, City of (2013), NC tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in Syr4 — Durham, City of (2013), NC's 2013 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Syr4 — Durham, City of (2013), NC's 2013 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Syr4 — Durham, City of (2013), NC's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2013 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.