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BROOKWOOD COMM WTR SYSTEM

PWS ID: NC0326127 · CARY, North Carolina 27511

PFAS Detected

8 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
15,380
Total Violations
1,529
Health-Based Violations
1,342
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
6,152
County
Cumberland
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1,342
Monitoring Violations
75
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 1,254 2007
Public Notice Other 88 2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 78 2007
Nitrate MR 18 2005
Heptachlor epoxide MR 17 2023
Nitrate MCL 10 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2004
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 5 2005
TTHM MR 5 2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2024
Chlorine MR 3 2004
Arsenic MR 2 1985
Barium MR 2 1985
Cadmium MR 2 1985
Selenium MR 2 1985
Mercury MR 2 1985
Chromium MR 2 1985
Fluoride MR 2 1985

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 216 of 1260 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFBA 9/9/2025 0.0055 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/9/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/9/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/9/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/9/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/9/2025 0.0122 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMPA 9/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/9/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/9/2025 0.0282 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 9/9/2025 0.0078 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 9/9/2025 0.0143 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFNA 9/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/9/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/9/2025 0.0240 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFDA 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/9/2025 0.0134 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 9/9/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/9/2025 0.0274 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/9/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/9/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/9/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/9/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/9/2025 0.0135 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/9/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/9/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/9/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/9/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not 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.