Question 1

Is Northwood S/D water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Northwood S/D (PWS ID: NC0368179) has 385 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 208 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Northwood S/D serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Northwood S/D serves 208 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Cary or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 82 service connections. The operator address is listed in Cary, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Northwood S/D have?

Accepted Answer

Northwood S/D has 385 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 362 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Northwood S/D water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Northwood S/D under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Northwood S/D use?

Accepted Answer

Northwood S/D uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Northwood S/D's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Northwood S/D has 385 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 7% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 93% of that cohort has fewer violations than Northwood S/D. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Nitrite	MR	9	2003
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	6	2001
Heptachlor	MR	6	2001
LASSO	MR	6	2001
Barium	MR	6	1987
Styrene	MR	6	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	6	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	6	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	6	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	6	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	6	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	6	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	6	2001
Fluoride	MR	6	1987
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	6	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	6	2001
Xylenes, Total	MR	6	2001
Cadmium	MR	6	1987
Chlordane	MR	6	2001
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	6	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	6	2001
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	6	2001
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	6	2001
2,4,5-TP	MR	6	2001
2,4-D	MR	6	2001
Chromium	MR	6	1987
Nitrate	MR	6	1987
Toxaphene	MR	6	2001

Northwood S/D

Northwood S/D standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Northwood S/D

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load