HOLLY SPRINGS, TOWN OF
PWS ID: NC0392050 · HOLLY SPRINGS, North Carolina 27540
PFAS Detected
8 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
51,947
Total Violations
93
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 18,055
- County
- Wake
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 12
- Monitoring Violations
- 52
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 12 | 1998 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 10 | 2018 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 10 | 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 8 | 2024 |
| Arsenic | MR | 7 | 1988 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 6 | 2001 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 6 | 2019 |
| TTHM | MR | 6 | 2019 |
| Nitrate | MR | 6 | 1994 |
| Public Notice | Other | 4 | 2002 |
| Mercury | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Chromium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Fluoride | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Barium | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | MR | 1 | 2009 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 25 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFPO-DA | 8/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/6/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/6/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/6/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/6/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/6/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/6/2024 | 0.0077 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/6/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/6/2024 | 0.0053 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBA | 8/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/6/2024 | 0.0045 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| ADONA | 8/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/6/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/6/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/6/2024 | 0.0071 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/6/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/6/2024 | 0.0120 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 8/6/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/6/2024 | 0.0031 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/6/2024 | 0.0033 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/6/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/7/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/7/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/7/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/7/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/7/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/7/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/7/2024 | 0.0070 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/7/2024 | 0.0059 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/7/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/7/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/7/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/7/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/7/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/7/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/7/2024 | 0.0092 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| lithium | 5/7/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/7/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/7/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/7/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/7/2024 | 0.0045 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | 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.