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Nitrate at Southwood S/D

North Carolina · system NC0136193 · serves 48 people

Band placed by this system's most recent reported result within a rolling three-year window; the three-year range below shows the full spread.

The reading

3.43 mg/L as N
most recent reading · May 2026
2.11 to 3.43
three-year range (mg/L as N)
3 samples
what this result rests on
48
people served

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 NC0136193 · the three years from August 9, 2023 to August 9, 2026

Where this ranks

This system's nitrate sits in the top 11% nationally. Systems reporting less serve about 89% of everyone on NitrateSmart's tracked supply; the other about 11% are on systems reporting the same or more. That compares what systems reported, not what comes out of any one tap.

Natural backgroundHuman impact likelyHuman impact clearHealth-study rangeAbove the federal limit

What "Human impact clear" means

Above 3 mg/L, human activity is the leading explanation for the nitrate in this system's water[1]. It is still a statement about the source, not a health verdict — the level is well below the federal limit.

Sources

  1. Madison, R.J., and Brunett, J.O. (1985). Overview of the occurrence of nitrate in ground water of the United States. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2275, p. 93–105.

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.

NitrateSmart

Nitrate in community water systems, from the utilities’ own compliance reporting.

Results reaching back to July 2023 · current through August 9, 2026.

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