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Community Water System · PWS NC0102015

Energy United Water Corp

Operator location Hiddenite, North Carolina - 26% of 46 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 21,148 served per SDWIS.

21,148
People served (this PWS)
46
EPA violations (this PWS)
12
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Energy United Water Corp standing, mid SDWIS violation third

26% of 46 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 26% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #2,588 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Energy United Water Corp lands in the middle third by violation volume (46), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (21,148; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 26% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#2,588 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#71 of 713
Population · NC
46
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
8,392
County
Alexander
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
28
Treatment Tech Violations
12

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 12 2001
Arsenic MR 8 1986
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2006
Public Notice Other 4 2008
Cadmium MR 2 1986
Barium MR 2 1986
Mercury MR 2 1986
Chromium MR 2 1986
Nitrate MR 2 1986
Fluoride MR 2 1986
Selenium MR 2 1986

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Energy United Water Corp has 46 recorded EPA violations, 54% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 45% carry more. 26% of this system's own violations are health-based (12 of 46), and it ranks #2,588 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

46 Around the middle fewer violations than 45% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
8:2 FTS 9/2/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/2/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/2/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/2/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/2/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/2/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/2/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/2/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/2/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/2/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/2/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/2/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/2/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/2/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/2/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/2/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/2/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/2/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/3/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/3/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/3/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/3/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/3/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/3/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/3/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/3/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/3/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/3/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/3/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/3/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Energy United Water Corp

12 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for NC0102015.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section

Nationwide peers

46 violations · 21,148 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Energy United Water Corp

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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