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NASHVILLE, TOWN OF

PWS ID: NC0464020 · NASHVILLE, North Carolina 27856

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
5,900
Total Violations
840
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,718
County
Nash
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
19
Monitoring Violations
747
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 52 2018
TTHM MR 40 2025
Public Notice Other 39 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 33 2025
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 21 2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 18 2021
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 17 2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 14 2004
Combined Uranium MR 13 2004
BHC-GAMMA MR 13 2014
Methoxychlor MR 13 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 13 2014
OXAMYL MR 13 2014
Simazine MR 13 2014
Picloram MR 13 2014
Dinoseb MR 13 2014
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 13 2014
Carbofuran MR 13 2014
Atrazine MR 13 2014
LASSO MR 13 2014
2,4-D MR 13 2014
2,4,5-TP MR 13 2014
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 13 2014
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 13 2014
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 13 2014
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 13 2014
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 13 2014
Endrin MR 13 2014
Toxaphene MR 13 2014
Heptachlor MR 13 2014

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 19 of 300 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFMBA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/23/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/23/2024 0.0036 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/23/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/23/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/23/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/23/2024 0.0035 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
HFPO-DA 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 9/23/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/23/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/23/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/23/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/23/2024 0.0350 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFNA 9/23/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/23/2024 0.4900 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFOA 9/23/2024 0.0066 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFDA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/23/2024 0.0046 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFTA 9/23/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/23/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/23/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 9/23/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/23/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/23/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/23/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/23/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/23/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/23/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 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.