Community Water System · PWS NC0155035
Lincoln County WTP
Operator location Denver, North Carolina - 57% of 67 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 49,693 served per SDWIS.
- 49,693
- People served (this PWS)
- 67
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 38
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 3 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Lincoln County WTP standing, mid SDWIS violation third
57% of 67 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 57% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #1,096 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Lincoln County WTP lands in the middle third by violation volume (67), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (49,693; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 57% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 3 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).
- #1,096 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #33 of 713
- Population · NC
- 67
- Total EPA violations on record
- 57%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 19,564
- County
- Lincoln
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 22
- Monitoring Violations
- 15
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 16
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 15 | 2003 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | TT | 14 | 2008 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 7 | 1991 |
| Nitrate | MR | 4 | 1997 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Public Notice | Other | 4 | 2003 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 4 | 2016 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 1992 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2003 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 2 | 2024 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Lincoln County WTP has 67 recorded EPA violations, 64% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 36% carry more. 57% of this system's own violations are health-based (38 of 67), and it ranks #1,096 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)
67 Around the middle fewer violations than 36% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 9 of 207 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEtFOSAA | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/2/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/2/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/2/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/2/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/2/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/2/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/2/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/2/2025 | 5.30 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/2/2025 | 4.90 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/2/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/2/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/2/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/2/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/2/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Lincoln County WTP
38 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for NC0155035.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section
Nationwide peers
67 violations · 49,693 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.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Lincoln County WTP
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in North Carolina compares on the same EPA violation measures. North Carolina systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.