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Hertford County, North Carolina

Water Systems
8
Population Served
20,174
Total Violations
761
37 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
95.1
Avg Violations per System
4.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
8 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
33.3%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (8)

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
Hertford County Rural Water 7,970 18 Clean
Ahoskie, Town Of 5,479 146 Clean
Murfreesboro, Town Of 3,645 59 Clean
Harrellsville, Town Of 843 114 -
Winton, Town Of 756 18 -
Millennium Water Association 711 50 -
Village of Cofield 417 269 -
Union Utilities Corp 353 87 -

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 Hertford County? ▼
Hertford County has 761 total drinking water violations across 8 water systems, of which 37 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Hertford County systems? ▼
Water systems in Hertford County serve approximately 20,174 people through 8 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Hertford County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Hertford County, 1 had PFAS detected (33.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Hertford County? ▼
Water systems in Hertford County use GW (8 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. 4.9% of Hertford 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.