Community Water System · PWS NC0471015
Surf City, Town Of
Operator location Surf City, North Carolina - 23% of 455 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 9,730 served per SDWIS.
- 9,730
- People served (this PWS)
- 455
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 106
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Surf City, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third
23% of 455 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 23% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #4,802 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Surf City, Town Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (455), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (9,730; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 23% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #4,802 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #150 of 713
- Population · NC
- 455
- Total EPA violations on record
- 23%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,831
- County
- Pender
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 104
- Monitoring Violations
- 293
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 60 | 2014 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 40 | 2014 |
| Public Notice | Other | 26 | 2015 |
| Nitrate | MR | 20 | 2009 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 15 | 2025 |
| Arsenic | MR | 11 | 2002 |
| Mercury | MR | 11 | 2002 |
| Fluoride | MR | 11 | 2002 |
| Chromium | MR | 11 | 2002 |
| Barium | MR | 11 | 2002 |
| Cadmium | MR | 11 | 2002 |
| Selenium | MR | 11 | 2002 |
| Chlorine | MR | 7 | 2010 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 5 | 2010 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 4 | 1994 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2019 |
| TTHM | MR | 4 | 2010 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 4 | 2010 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| Benzene | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| Styrene | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| Dalapon | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 3 | 2006 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Surf City, Town Of has 455 recorded EPA violations, 95% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 5% carry more. 23% of this system's own violations are health-based (106 of 455), and it ranks #4,802 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)
455 Higher than most more violations than 95% 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. 0 of 174 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTA | 6/11/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/11/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/11/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/11/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/11/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/11/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/11/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/11/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/11/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/20/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/20/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/20/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/20/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/20/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/20/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/20/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/20/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/20/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/20/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/20/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/20/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/20/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/20/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/8/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/8/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/8/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/8/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/8/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Surf City, Town Of
106 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for NC0471015.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section
Nationwide peers
455 violations · 9,730 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 Surf City, Town Of
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.