- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 3 samples, average 3.3 ppt, highest 5.9 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Mar 2025–Jan 2026)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Tarboro, Town of
EPA system ID NC0433010 · serves Tarboro, NC · about 10,844 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
Tarboro, Town of (EPA NC0433010)
What EPA records show for Tarboro, Town of, as of October 14, 2026
Health-standard violation: Lead and Copper Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS, Oct 2024–Dec 2024 (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 3.
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 Tarboro, Town of use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for Tarboro, Town of. EPA record
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)