WADESBORO, TOWN OF
PWS ID: NC0304020 · WADESBORO, North Carolina 28170
PFAS Detected
4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
5,608
Total Violations
251
Health-Based Violations
123
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,208
- County
- Anson
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 123
- Monitoring Violations
- 105
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 89 | 2009 |
| TTHM | MCL | 34 | 2008 |
| Public Notice | Other | 13 | 2008 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 13 | 2023 |
| Fluoride | MR | 8 | 2009 |
| Atrazine | MR | 6 | 2010 |
| Arsenic | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| Barium | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| Cadmium | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| Chromium | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| Nickel | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| Selenium | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| TTHM | MR | 5 | 2013 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 5 | 1999 |
| Mercury | MR | 5 | 2009 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 5 | 2013 |
| Nitrate | MR | 4 | 2009 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2012 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | MR | 2 | 1980 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1980 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 14 of 236 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEtFOSAA | 9/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/19/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/19/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/19/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/19/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/19/2023 | 0.0039 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/19/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/19/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/19/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/19/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/19/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/19/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/19/2023 | 0.0032 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/19/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/9/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/9/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/9/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/9/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/27/2024 | 0.0033 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/27/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/27/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/27/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/27/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/27/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/27/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/27/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/27/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/27/2024 | 0.0034 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 8/27/2024 | 0.0052 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.