Is ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
North Carolina · PWSID NC0368010 · Surface water
Population served
86,500
Cities served
CARRBORO
State / jurisdiction
North Carolina (NC)
PWSID
NC0368010
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 12/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
9 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
4.8
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOAregulated
4.6
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 9 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 ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY · Chosen for ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY because PFAS was detected at 4.8 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 9 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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