North Carolina · system NC0114107 · serves 369 people
Band placed by this system's most recent reported result within a rolling three-year window. That result was a non-detect — the ranked value of 0.5 is half the reported limit, a convention, not a measurement. Detected results within the window appear in the three-year range.
The reading
A single reading is not a complete account of what a household drinks, so the three-year range and the number of tests behind it are shown too — a reading backed by many tests over three years is a fuller picture than one from a single sample.
Source: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality - Public Water Supply Section drinking-water records (bulk data feed; no per-record link) · North Carolina · system NC0114107 · the three years from August 9, 2023 to August 9, 2026
Where this ranks
This system's nitrate sits around the middle nationally. Systems reporting less serve about 51% of everyone on NitrateSmart's tracked supply; the other about 49% are on systems reporting the same or more. That compares what systems reported, not what comes out of any one tap.
What "Natural background" means
This system's nitrate sits within the range that occurs naturally in groundwater[1]. There is no sign of a human fingerprint in the water. It is a statement about the source, not a clean bill of health — nitrate is only one thing a water test looks at.
Sources
The bands describe how strongly human activity, read from nitrate, has marked a water source — they are not a safety verdict. More on what the numbers mean and where nitrate comes from.
Nitrate in community water systems, from the utilities’ own compliance reporting.
Results reaching back to July 2023 · current through August 9, 2026.
Educational information, not medical or personal safety advice.