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Community Water System · PWS NC0113010

Concord, City Of

Operator location Concord, North Carolina - 45% of 51 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 120,548 served per SDWIS.

120,548
People served (this PWS)
51
EPA violations (this PWS)
23
Health-based (this PWS)
2 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Concord, City Of standing, mid SDWIS violation third

45% of 51 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 45% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #378 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Concord, City Of lands in the middle third by violation volume (51), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (120,548; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 45% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#378 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#14 of 713
Population · NC
51
Total EPA violations on record
45%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

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

PFAS Detected

2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
47,460
County
Cabarrus
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
23
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 15 2017
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 1995
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 1993
2,4-D MR 5 2007
Pentachlorophenol MR 4 2007
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2002
Heptachlor MR 3 2003
Atrazine MR 3 2003
Dalapon MR 3 2003
Public Notice Other 2 2009

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Concord, City Of has 51 recorded EPA violations, 57% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 43% carry more. 45% of this system's own violations are health-based (23 of 51), and it ranks #378 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)

51 Around the middle fewer violations than 43% 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. 8 of 348 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFOS 7/1/2025 7.30 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFHpS 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/1/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/1/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/1/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/1/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/1/2025 3.40 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFHpA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/1/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/1/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/1/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/1/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/1/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/1/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/1/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/1/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/1/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/1/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/1/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/1/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/1/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/1/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/1/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/1/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/1/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/1/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/1/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/1/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/1/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/1/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/1/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/1/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Concord, City Of

23 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for NC0113010.

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

Nationwide peers

51 violations · 120,548 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Concord, City Of

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