Question 1

Is Saint Pauls, Town Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Saint Pauls, Town Of (PWS ID: NC0378030) has 202 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,385 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Saint Pauls, Town Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Saint Pauls, Town Of serves 2,385 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of St. Pauls or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 954 service connections. The operator address is listed in St. Pauls, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Saint Pauls, Town Of have?

Accepted Answer

Saint Pauls, Town Of has 202 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 180 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Saint Pauls, Town Of water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Saint Pauls, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Saint Pauls, Town Of use?

Accepted Answer

Saint Pauls, Town Of 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

Where does Saint Pauls, Town Of sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Saint Pauls, Town Of ranks #12,322 of 29,740 by people served, and #341 of 713 in North Carolina. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Saint Pauls, Town Of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Saint Pauls, Town Of has 202 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 14% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 85% of that cohort has fewer violations than Saint Pauls, Town Of. 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
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	11	2017
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	8	2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	7	2025
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	6	2011
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	6	2011
Vinyl chloride	MR	6	2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2011
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	6	2011
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	6	2011
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	6	2011
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	6	2011
Benzene	MR	6	2011
Toluene	MR	6	2011
Ethylbenzene	MR	6	2011
Nitrate	MR	6	2003
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	6	2011
Xylenes, Total	MR	6	2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2011
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	6	2011
Trichloroethylene	MR	6	2011
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	6	2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	6	2011
Styrene	MR	6	2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	6	2011
TTHM	MR	5	2017
Public Notice	Other	4	2017
Chlorine	MR	4	2016
Coliform (TCR)	MR	3	1994
Barium	MR	2	1993

Saint Pauls, Town Of

Saint Pauls, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

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