Question 1

Is Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D (PWS ID: NC0392338) has 167 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 314 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D serves 314 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 131 service connections. The operator address is listed in Cary, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D have?

Accepted Answer

Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D has 167 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 155 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 Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D use?

Accepted Answer

Southwood-Surry Ridge 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 Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D has 167 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 17% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 83% of that cohort has fewer violations than Southwood-Surry Ridge 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
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	6	2001
Carbofuran	MR	6	2001
LASSO	MR	6	2001
Aldicarb	MR	6	2001
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	6	2001
Toxaphene	MR	6	2001
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	6	2001
Methoxychlor	MR	6	2001
BHC-GAMMA	MR	6	2001
Chlordane	MR	6	2001
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	6	2001
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	6	2001
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	6	2001
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	6	2001
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	6	2001
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	6	2001
Atrazine	MR	6	2001
OXAMYL	MR	6	2001
Heptachlor	MR	6	2001
Simazine	MR	6	2001
Endrin	MR	6	2001
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	6	2001
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	5	1987
2,4,5-TP	MR	3	2001
2,4-D	MR	3	2001
Picloram	MR	3	2001
Pentachlorophenol	MR	3	2001
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	3	2002
Dalapon	MR	3	2001
Dinoseb	MR	3	2001

Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D

Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Southwood-Surry Ridge S/D

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load