Question 1

Is Parkton, Town Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Parkton, Town Of (PWS ID: NC0378045) has 1384 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 903 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Parkton, Town Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Parkton, Town Of serves 903 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Parkton or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 361 service connections. The operator address is listed in Parkton, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Parkton, Town Of have?

Accepted Answer

Parkton, Town Of has 1,384 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,329 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 Parkton, Town Of water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Parkton, Town Of use?

Accepted Answer

Parkton, 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 Parkton, Town Of sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Parkton, Town Of ranks #20,924 of 29,740 by people served, and #499 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 Parkton, Town Of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Parkton, Town Of has 1,384 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 0% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 100% of that cohort has fewer violations than Parkton, 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
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	33	2009
Xylenes, Total	MR	26	2012
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	26	2012
Toluene	MR	26	2012
Benzene	MR	26	2012
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	26	2012
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	26	2012
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	26	2012
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	26	2012
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	26	2012
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	26	2012
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	26	2012
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	26	2012
Vinyl chloride	MR	26	2012
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	26	2012
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	26	2012
Trichloroethylene	MR	26	2012
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	26	2012
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	26	2012
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	26	2012
Ethylbenzene	MR	26	2012
LASSO	MR	25	2006
Atrazine	MR	25	2006
Carbofuran	MR	25	2006
2,4,5-TP	MR	25	2006
2,4-D	MR	25	2006
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	25	2006
Methoxychlor	MR	25	2006
Endrin	MR	25	2006
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	25	2006

Parkton, Town Of

Parkton, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

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Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Parkton, Town Of

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