- 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)
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)