CFPUA - WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
PWS ID: NC0465020 · WILMINGTON, North Carolina 28403
PFAS Detected
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
5,300
Total Violations
68
Health-Based Violations
27
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,768
- County
- New Hanover
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 25
- Monitoring Violations
- 34
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 25 | 2018 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 7 | 2019 |
| Fluoride | MR | 6 | 2001 |
| TTHM | MR | 5 | 2011 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 5 | 2011 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2019 |
| Chlorine | MR | 4 | 2004 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2004 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 2 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 1 | 2018 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 11 of 420 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMeFOSAA | 9/13/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/13/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/13/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/13/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/13/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/13/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/13/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/13/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/13/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/13/2023 | 0.0030 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/13/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/13/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/13/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/13/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/13/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/13/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/13/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/13/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/13/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/13/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/15/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/15/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/15/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/15/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/15/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/15/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/15/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/14/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 6/14/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/14/2023 | <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.