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Community Water System · PWS NC0118030

Maiden, Town Of

Operator location Maiden, North Carolina - UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 71 violations and 5,441 people served.

5,441
People served (this PWS)
71
EPA violations (this PWS)
15
Health-based (this PWS)
1 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Maiden, Town Of standing, mid SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 21% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #7,323 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Maiden, Town Of lands in the middle third by violation volume (71), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (5,441; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 21% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#7,323 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#219 of 713
Population · NC
71
Total EPA violations on record
21%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

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

PFAS Detected

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

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,142
County
Catawba
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
41
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 15 2006
Public Notice Other 10 2009
Nitrate MR 8 1993
TTHM MR 7 2009
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2009
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2001
Endrin MR 4 1981
Arsenic MR 4 1983
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2007
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2003
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 1 2009

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Maiden, Town Of has 71 recorded EPA violations, 65% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 34% carry more. 21% of this system's own violations are health-based (15 of 71), and it ranks #7,323 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)

71 Around the middle fewer violations than 34% 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. 1 of 348 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFTA 8/12/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/12/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/12/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/12/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/12/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Maiden, Town Of

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS NC0118030 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.

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

Nationwide peers

71 violations · 5,441 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Maiden, Town 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