Is SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP - TAR HEEL Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
North Carolina · PWSID NC0309527 · Surface water
Population served
4,589
Cities served
TAR HEEL
State / jurisdiction
North Carolina (NC)
PWSID
NC0309527
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
38 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFBA
7.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
6.1
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
5.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
5.4
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
4.9
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
3.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
3.5
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 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.
Based on SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP - TAR HEEL's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP - TAR HEEL
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP - TAR HEEL · Chosen for SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP - TAR HEEL because PFAS was detected at 7.2 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 38 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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