CLIFFDALE WEST
PWS ID: NC0326332 · CARY, North Carolina 27511
PFAS Detected
7 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
15,220
Total Violations
343
Health-Based Violations
278
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 6,043
- County
- Cumberland
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 278
- Monitoring Violations
- 44
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MCL | 232 | 2008 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MCL | 42 | 2007 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 15 | 2003 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 14 | 2008 |
| Public Notice | Other | 6 | 2008 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 6 | 2020 |
| Chlorine | MR | 5 | 2020 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Arsenic | MCL | 4 | 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2024 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 179 of 1620 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEtFOSAA | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/2/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/2/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/2/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/2/2025 | 0.0061 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/2/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/2/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/2/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/2/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/2/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/2/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/26/2025 | 0.0033 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/26/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/26/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/26/2025 | 0.0041 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTA | 8/26/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/26/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/26/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/26/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/26/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/26/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/26/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/26/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 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.