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Rockingham tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Rockingham. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Rockingham is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 34,897 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 44 violations across the community water system(s) serving Rockingham, going back to the earliest EPA record. 23 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Richmond County Water System
22,387 served · surface water · PWSID NC0377109 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 12 times between October 2016 and July 2017. The EPA record lists a level of 0.084 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 9 times between July 2014 and January 2015. The EPA record lists a level of 0.068 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring CARBON, TOTAL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between January 2016 and July 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between November 2005 and May 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2002 and July 2003. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Rockingham, City Of
12,510 served · surface water · PWSID NC0377015 - Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 2025. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in March 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Asbestos: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2011. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2003. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.