Public water system record
City of Graham
Serves Mebane and Graham, Alamance County, NC · 18,354 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Graham in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Graham draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2008.
- Record on file since 1985, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 380 unknown out of 6,265 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for City of Graham go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2008, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Graham in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
City of Graham draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to City of Burlington. 3 other community water systems buy water from City of Graham. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Graham.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Burlington Burlington, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Mebane Mebane, NC
- Town of Green Level Burlington, NC
- Town of Swepsonville Graham, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Graham must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by North Carolina.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells