Is CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
North Carolina · PWSID NC0353101 · Surface water
Population served
4,516
Cities served
SANFORD
State / jurisdiction
North Carolina (NC)
PWSID
NC0353101
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
23 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
14.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
11.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
10.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
9.7
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBA
7.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
5.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
4.8
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
4.0
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 23 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 CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM · Chosen for CAROLINA TRACE WATER SYSTEM because PFAS was detected at 14 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 23 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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