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Community Water System · PWS NC0378035

Maxton, Town Of

Operator location Maxton, North Carolina - 49% of 108 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 2,598 served per SDWIS.

2,598
People served (this PWS)
108
EPA violations (this PWS)
53
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Maxton, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

49% of 108 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 49% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #11,614 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Maxton, Town Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (108), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,598 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 49% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#11,614 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#320 of 713
Population · NC
108
Total EPA violations on record
49%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,039
County
Robeson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
53
Monitoring Violations
45
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 38 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2001
Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 2013
Public Notice Other 7 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2021
Chlorine MR 5 2021
TTHM MR 5 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2020
Nitrate MR 4 1994
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 3 2006
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2002
Asbestos MR 2 2002

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Maxton, Town Of has 108 recorded EPA violations, 75% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 25% carry more. 49% of this system's own violations are health-based (53 of 108), and it ranks #11,614 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

108 Around the middle fewer violations than 25% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFOA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/11/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/11/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/11/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/18/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/18/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/18/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 3/20/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 3/20/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 3/20/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 3/20/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 3/20/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 3/20/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 3/20/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 3/20/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 3/20/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 3/20/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 3/20/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Maxton, Town Of

53 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for NC0378035.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section

Nationwide peers

108 violations · 2,598 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems near this population served

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Maxton, Town Of

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater