Alamance County, North Carolina: drinking water report. Alamance County – Burlington – serves about 165,000 residents between Greensboro and Durham.
Alamance County – Burlington – serves about 165,000 residents between Greensboro and Durham. Water comes from the Haw River and local reservoirs. The county's textile manufacturing legacy has declined but left environmental marks across the landscape.
The Haw River receives upstream contributions from Greensboro and other Piedmont communities. UCMR5 data shows low-level PFAS detections in some county systems. According to NC DEQ's 2024 data, county systems met federal standards.
Former textile mill sites in Burlington and surrounding towns have left localized soil and groundwater contamination, though the drinking water system draws from surface sources that are not directly affected by these legacy sites.
Alamance County's water quality is adequate. The Haw River's upstream influences drive most quality variation.
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