BOGUE BANKS WATER CORPORATION
PWS ID: NC0416028 · EMERALD ISLE, North Carolina 28594
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
4,995
Total Violations
172
Health-Based Violations
29
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 6,300
- County
- Carteret
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 26
- Monitoring Violations
- 131
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 21 | 2008 |
| TTHM | MR | 19 | 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 16 | 2025 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 12 | 2011 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 10 | 2010 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 6 | 2015 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Selenium | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Fluoride | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Public Notice | Other | 5 | 2010 |
| Chlorine | MR | 5 | 2011 |
| TTHM | MCL | 5 | 2020 |
| Arsenic | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Barium | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Nickel | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Mercury | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Cadmium | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Chromium | MR | 5 | 1992 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 3 | 2010 |
| Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | MR | 2 | 2010 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 1 | 2025 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 360 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/23/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/23/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/23/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/23/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/23/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/23/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/23/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/23/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/23/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/23/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/23/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/23/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/23/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/23/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/23/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/23/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/23/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/23/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/23/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/23/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/23/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/23/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not 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.