Is BRUNSWICK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
North Carolina · PWSID NC0410045 · Surface water
Population served
142,227
Cities served
LELAND
State / jurisdiction
North Carolina (NC)
PWSID
NC0410045
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
168 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFOSregulated
12.4
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
11.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
9.8
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
8.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
7.7
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
7.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
HFPO-DAregulated
5.8
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFHxSregulated
5.2
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFHpA
4.1
—
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 168 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 BRUNSWICK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM · Chosen for BRUNSWICK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM because PFAS was detected at 12.4 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 168 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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