Is BUFFALO COVE MERCANTILE Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
North Carolina · PWSID NC0114576 · Ground water
Population served
50
Cities served
LENOIR
State / jurisdiction
North Carolina (NC)
PWSID
NC0114576
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 30/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
38 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshot
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
No UCMR5 PFAS detects on file for this PWS in our bundled national dataset — the system may be smaller than UCMR5 thresholds, had non-detects, or results are not yet linked to this ID. Your retailer Annual Water Quality Report lists other regulated contaminants (chlorine, DBPs, nitrates, etc.).
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 38 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.
WHY THIS FOR BUFFALO COVE MERCANTILE · Chosen for BUFFALO COVE MERCANTILE 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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