BENSON, TOWN OF
PWS ID: NC0351025 · BENSON, North Carolina 27504
PFAS Detected
8 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
4,293
Total Violations
64
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,685
- County
- Johnston
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 7
- Monitoring Violations
- 44
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 12 | 2014 |
| TTHM | MR | 9 | 2014 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 9 | 2014 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 8 | 2013 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 8 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 7 | 2003 |
| Chlorine | MR | 5 | 2014 |
| Public Notice | Other | 2 | 2003 |
| Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | MR | 1 | 2010 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 56 of 240 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFUnA | 9/23/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/23/2024 | 0.0054 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/23/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/23/2024 | 0.0106 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 9/23/2024 | 0.0059 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 9/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/23/2024 | 0.0055 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/23/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/23/2024 | 0.0057 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/23/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/23/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/23/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/17/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/17/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/17/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/17/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/17/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/17/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/17/2024 | 0.0036 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/17/2024 | 0.0036 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/17/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/17/2024 | 0.0110 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 9/17/2024 | 0.0060 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 9/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/17/2024 | 0.0074 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| ADONA | 9/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/17/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/17/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/17/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/17/2024 | 0.0064 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/17/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/17/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/17/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/17/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 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.