Community Water System · PWS NC0465199
The Cape Master System
Operator location Cary, North Carolina - UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 180 violations and 11,587 people served.
- 11,587
- People served (this PWS)
- 180
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 39
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 2 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
The Cape Master System 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 22% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #4,220 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
The Cape Master System sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (180), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (11,587; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 22% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #4,220 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #131 of 713
- Population · NC
- 180
- Total EPA violations on record
- 22%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 4,562
- County
- New Hanover
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 39
- Monitoring Violations
- 126
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 36 | 2020 |
| Public Notice | Other | 8 | 2010 |
| Nitrate | MR | 6 | 2000 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 6 | 2002 |
| Chlorine | MR | 5 | 2018 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 4 | 2006 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 3 | 2000 |
| Mercury | MR | 3 | 2000 |
| Selenium | MR | 3 | 2000 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 3 | 2000 |
| Chromium | MR | 3 | 2000 |
| Chlordane | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| LASSO | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Simazine | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Dalapon | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Endrin | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Arsenic | MR | 3 | 2000 |
| Barium | MR | 3 | 2000 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Atrazine | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 3 | 2000 |
| Cadmium | MR | 3 | 2000 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
The Cape Master System has 180 recorded EPA violations, 84% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 16% carry more. 22% of this system's own violations are health-based (39 of 180), and it ranks #4,220 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)
180 Higher than most more violations than 84% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 7 of 696 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHpS | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/23/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/23/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/23/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/23/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/23/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/23/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/23/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/23/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/23/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/23/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/23/2025 | 4.60 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/23/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for The Cape Master System
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS NC0465199 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
180 violations · 11,587 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.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with The Cape Master System
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in North Carolina compares on the same EPA violation measures. North Carolina systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.