Question 1

Is Clear Meadows S/D water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Clear Meadows S/D (PWS ID: NC0160230) has 944 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 160 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Clear Meadows S/D serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Clear Meadows S/D serves 160 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Cary or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 63 service connections. The operator address is listed in Cary, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Clear Meadows S/D have?

Accepted Answer

Clear Meadows S/D has 944 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 867 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Clear Meadows S/D water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Clear Meadows S/D under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Clear Meadows S/D use?

Accepted Answer

Clear Meadows S/D uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Clear Meadows S/D's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Clear Meadows S/D has 944 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 1% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 99% of that cohort has fewer violations than Clear Meadows S/D. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	28	2025
Nitrate	MR	27	2024
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	25	2015
BHC-GAMMA	MR	25	2015
Endrin	MR	25	2015
Heptachlor	MR	25	2015
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	25	2015
Toxaphene	MR	25	2015
Chlordane	MR	25	2015
Methoxychlor	MR	25	2015
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	23	2025
Public Notice	Other	20	2009
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	19	2005
2,4,5-TP	MR	19	2005
2,4-D	MR	19	2005
Pentachlorophenol	MR	19	2005
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	19	2005
LASSO	MR	19	2005
Atrazine	MR	19	2005
Carbofuran	MR	19	2005
Dinoseb	MR	19	2005
Picloram	MR	19	2005
Simazine	MR	19	2005
OXAMYL	MR	19	2005
Dalapon	MR	19	2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	19	2005
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	19	2005
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	19	2005
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	19	2005
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	18	1994

Clear Meadows S/D

Clear Meadows S/D standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Clear Meadows S/D

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load