SANFORD, CITY OF
PWS ID: NC0353010 · SANFORD, North Carolina 27330
PFAS Detected
8 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
48,350
Total Violations
154
Health-Based Violations
45
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 18,961
- County
- Lee
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 43
- Monitoring Violations
- 99
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 25 | 2011 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 15 | 2010 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Chlordane | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| LASSO | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Endrin | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Public Notice | Other | 5 | 2011 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 3 | 2004 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2023 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 2 | 2024 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 26 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMeFOSAA | 7/24/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/24/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/24/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/24/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/14/2023 | 0.0110 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/14/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/14/2023 | 0.0048 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| lithium | 6/14/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/14/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/14/2023 | 0.0049 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 6/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/14/2023 | 0.0160 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 6/14/2023 | 0.0075 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/14/2023 | 0.0120 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/14/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/14/2023 | 0.0130 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/14/2023 | 0.0072 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/29/2024 | 0.0056 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/29/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/29/2024 | 0.0100 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 4/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/29/2024 | 0.0068 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/29/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/29/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/29/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/29/2024 | 0.0055 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/29/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/29/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/29/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/29/2024 | 0.0043 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| ADONA | 4/29/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/29/2024 | <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.