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Community Water System · PWS NC0464010

Rocky Mount, City Of

Operator location Rocky Mount, North Carolina - UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 1,012 violations and 55,891 people served.

55,891
People served (this PWS)
1,012
EPA violations (this PWS)
23
Health-based (this PWS)
2 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Rocky Mount, City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 2% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #963 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Rocky Mount, City Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (1,012), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (55,891; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#963 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#28 of 713
Population · NC
1,012
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

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

PFAS Detected

2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
22,312
County
Nash
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
13
Monitoring Violations
980
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 46 2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 46 2005
Vinyl chloride MR 46 2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 46 2005
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 46 2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 46 2005
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 46 2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 46 2005
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 46 2005
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 46 2005
Trichloroethylene MR 46 2005
Tetrachloroethylene MR 46 2005
CHLOROBENZENE MR 46 2005
Benzene MR 46 2005
Ethylbenzene MR 46 2005
Styrene MR 46 2005
Carbon tetrachloride MR 46 2005
Xylenes, Total MR 46 2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 46 2005
Toluene MR 46 2005
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 46 2005
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 10 2006
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 2004
TTHM MCL 6 1986
Nitrite MR 6 1999
Public Notice Other 6 2007
TTHM MR 5 2019
Nitrate MR 3 2002

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Rocky Mount, City Of has 1,012 recorded EPA violations, 99% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 1% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (23 of 1,012), and it ranks #963 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)

1,012 Higher than most more violations than 99% 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. 10 of 207 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFPeA 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/17/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/17/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/17/2024 6.10 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFOA 9/17/2024 5.10 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFDA 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/17/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/7/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/7/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/7/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/7/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/7/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/7/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/7/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/7/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/8/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/8/2024 8.80 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFDA 7/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/8/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/8/2024 7.90 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
NFDHA 7/8/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/8/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/8/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Rocky Mount, City Of

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS NC0464010 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.

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

Nationwide peers

1,012 violations · 55,891 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 with similar served population

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

4 peers

What to do with Rocky Mount, City 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