ELIZABETH CITY, CITY OF
PWS ID: NC0470010 · ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina 27907
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
19,187
Total Violations
22
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 7,554
- County
- Pasquotank
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 3
- Monitoring Violations
- 9
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MR | 5 | 2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| TTHM | MCL | 3 | 1986 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 2 of 10 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTrDA | 7/10/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/10/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/10/2023 | 17.6000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/10/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 1/18/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 1/18/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 1/18/2023 | 20.9000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 1/18/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 1/18/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 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.