Community Water System · PWS NC0201025
Elon, Town Of
Operator location Elon, North Carolina - larger served population (> 3,309) at 11,350 people served; 540 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 11,350
- People served (this PWS)
- 540
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 17
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 3 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Elon, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third
11,350 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 3% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #4,283 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Elon, Town Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (540), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (11,350; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 3% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 3 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).
- #4,283 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #134 of 713
- Population · NC
- 540
- Total EPA violations on record
- 3%
- 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
- 2,777
- County
- Alamance
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 17
- Monitoring Violations
- 471
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 47 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MR | 40 | 2024 |
| Combined Uranium | MR | 38 | 2008 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 38 | 2008 |
| Radium-226 | MR | 38 | 2008 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 38 | 2008 |
| Radium-228 | MR | 38 | 2008 |
| Public Notice | Other | 37 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MCL | 17 | 2009 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 12 | 2003 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 8 | 2024 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Picloram | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Cadmium | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Fluoride | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Nickel | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 4 | 2005 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Elon, Town Of has 540 recorded EPA violations, 96% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 4% carry more. 3% of this system's own violations are health-based (17 of 540), and it ranks #4,283 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)
540 Higher than most more violations than 96% 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. 7 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/9/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/9/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/9/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/9/2024 | 5.80 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/9/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/9/2024 | 6.10 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/9/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/9/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/9/2025 | 4.20 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 6/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/9/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/9/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/9/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/9/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Elon, Town Of
EPA SDWIS lists 11,350 people served and 2,777 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section
Nationwide peers
540 violations · 11,350 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.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Elon, Town Of
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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