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Brunswick County, North Carolina

Water Systems
27
Population Served
234,624
Total Violations
1,546
88 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

96.3%
Systems with Violations
57.3
Avg Violations per System
5.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
21 systems (78%)
SW
6 systems (22%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
80.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Brunswick North Carolina water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (26)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Brunswick County Water System 142,227 168 Detected
Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2go 45,748 56 Clean
Oak Island, Town Of 26,924 98 Detected
Ocean Isle Beach, Town Of 7,925 50 Detected
Holden Beach, Town Of 6,299 26 Detected
The Village of Bald Head Island 3,291 84 -
The Silver Coast Winery 500 5 -
Ocean Aire Estates 302 149 -
Mt Olive Baptist Church_7010065 200 5 -
Loulou's Waterfront Restaurant 100 259 -
Myrtle Head Baptist Church 100 19 -
Waste Industries 100 0 -
Wpnr LLC 98 73 -
Chadwick MHP 90 10 -
Town Creek Baptist Church 75 17 -
Little Macedonia Bapt Church 75 61 -
Dollar General Store #11156 75 16 -
Brunswick Co-Nature Park 75 8 -
Bethlehem Missionary Bapt Ch 70 89 -
New Britton Missionary Bapt Ch 60 8 -
Big Macedonia Miss Bapt Church 55 10 -
Olde Fort Golf Course 50 128 -
Waccamaw Mini Mart 50 51 -
Lockwood Folly Market Place 50 42 -
Sonjas Grill 35 46 -
Olde Brunswick Twn-Ftanderson 25 41 -
New Life Baptist Church 25 27 -

Other Counties in North Carolina

Mecklenburg County
61 systems · 1,181,269 served · 8,081 violations
Wake County
437 systems · 1,145,508 served · 42,422 violations
Guilford County
202 systems · 489,022 served · 30,107 violations
Forsyth County
19 systems · 392,063 served · 2,199 violations
Cumberland County
90 systems · 349,358 served · 9,862 violations
Durham County
50 systems · 329,624 served · 6,257 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Brunswick County? ▼
Brunswick County has 1,546 total drinking water violations across 27 water systems, of which 88 are health-based violations. 96.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Brunswick County systems? ▼
Water systems in Brunswick County serve approximately 234,624 people through 27 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Brunswick County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Brunswick County, 4 had PFAS detected (80.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Brunswick County? ▼
Water systems in Brunswick County use GW (21 systems), SW (6 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 5.7% of Brunswick County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.