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Community Water System · PWS NC0184015

Norwood, Town Of

Operator location Norwood, North Carolina - 38% of 156 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 4,323 served per SDWIS.

4,323
People served (this PWS)
156
EPA violations (this PWS)
59
Health-based (this PWS)
2 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Norwood, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

38% of 156 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 38% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #8,429 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Norwood, Town Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (156), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (4,323; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 38% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#8,429 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#248 of 713
Population · NC
156
Total EPA violations on record
38%
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
1,726
County
Stanly
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
44
Monitoring Violations
80
Treatment Tech Violations
15

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 26 2025
Public Notice Other 16 2025
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MCL 14 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 2008
TTHM MR 11 2008
CARBON, TOTAL TT 11 2009
Nitrate MR 9 1993
Arsenic MR 8 1988
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2001
Mercury MR 4 1988
Barium MR 4 1988
Dalapon MR 4 2003
Cadmium MR 4 1988
Chromium MR 4 1988
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2010
Selenium MR 4 1988
Fluoride MR 4 1988
Chlorine MR 4 2006
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2006
CARBON, TOTAL MR 3 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2013

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Norwood, Town Of has 156 recorded EPA violations, 82% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 18% carry more. 38% of this system's own violations are health-based (59 of 156), and it ranks #8,429 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)

156 Higher than most more violations than 82% 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. 4 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFDoA 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/11/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/11/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/11/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/11/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/11/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/11/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/11/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/11/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/11/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/11/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/11/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/11/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/11/2025 5.10 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/11/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/11/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/11/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/11/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/11/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/12/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/12/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/12/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/12/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/12/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/12/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/12/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/12/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/12/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/12/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/12/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/12/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/12/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/12/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/12/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/12/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/12/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/12/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/12/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/12/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/12/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Norwood, Town Of

59 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for NC0184015.

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

Nationwide peers

156 violations · 4,323 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

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 Norwood, 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