We read 5 results from Hickory City of’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit or above a health goal.
Serves about 75,654 people · Water system ID NC0118010 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorinehighest running annual average · range 0.14 to 1.91 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 4 | 1.17 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Dalapon (herbicide)highest measured · range 0.18 to 0.28 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Hickory plant · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.28 ppb | 200 ppb | 200 ppb | Below the health goal |
| Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.57 to 0.61 · listed as a violation in the report · Hickory plant · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.61 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 3 | Not detected | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Not detected |
| Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Hickory plant · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.25 NTU | None set | 1 NTU | Below the legal limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
What you can do
Nothing in this report is above a health goal or legal limit. If you’re bothered by taste, smell, hardness or spots, or your home has older pipes, the filter catalog and buyer questions can help you pick, and a test of your own tap shows what your plumbing adds.
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