Is BLUE RIDGE WATER ASSOCIATION Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
North Carolina · PWSID NC0197030 · Surface water
Population served
8,486
Cities served
HAYS
State / jurisdiction
North Carolina (NC)
PWSID
NC0197030
D
TAP WATER GRADE
Poor
Model score 39/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
10 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS compounds detected in UCMR5 monitoring
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFBS
3.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 10 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on BLUE RIDGE WATER ASSOCIATION's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR BLUE RIDGE WATER ASSOCIATION
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR BLUE RIDGE WATER ASSOCIATION · Chosen for BLUE RIDGE WATER ASSOCIATION because the latest federal SDWA snapshot lists substantial violation activity. Certified reverse osmosis provides the broadest residential barrier for households that want margin beyond legal compliance.
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