- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 4 samples, average 1.1 ppt, highest 4.4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Aug 2024–May 2025)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 4 samples, average 0.90 ppt, highest 3.6 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Aug 2024–May 2025)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Jul 2025–Nov 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Apr 2025–Aug 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Apr 2025–Nov 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Jan 2025–Aug 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Jan 2025–Nov 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Oct 2024–Nov 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Oct 2024–Aug 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, CARBON, TOTAL, Jan 2022–Jun 2022 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, CARBON, TOTAL, Oct 2021–Jun 2022 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, CARBON, TOTAL, Jul 2021–Jun 2022 (EPA SDWIS)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Montgomery County Water System
EPA system ID NC0362010 · serves Mt Gilead, NC · about 15,362 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Montgomery County Water System (EPA NC0362010)
What EPA records show for Montgomery County Water System, as of October 14, 2026
10 health-standard violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS).
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Montgomery County Water System use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Montgomery County Water System's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)
Source: EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), data as of Oct 14, 2026
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, data as of Oct 15, 2026
These are EPA's public records for this water system, shown as of October 14, 2026. If you represent this utility, or think a record here is wrong, tell us: Report an error. If the error is in EPA's own records, your state drinking water program can correct it there, and this page updates at our next data refresh.
Sources
- EPA ECHO detailed facility report: Montgomery County Water System (NC0362010), July to September 2026 extract
- EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), July to September 2026 extract
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples through June 2026
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