Community Water System · PWS NC0494010
Plymouth Water System
Operator location Plymouth, North Carolina - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 184 EPA violations; groundwater source; 3,243 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 3,243
- People served (this PWS)
- 184
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 34
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Plymouth Water System standing, high SDWIS violation third
184 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 18% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #10,065 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Plymouth Water System sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (184), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 3,243 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 18% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #10,065 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #286 of 713
- Population · NC
- 184
- Total EPA violations on record
- 18%
- 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
- 1,550
- County
- Washington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 32
- Monitoring Violations
- 127
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 25 | 2007 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 13 | 2013 |
| Chlorine | MR | 9 | 2013 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 7 | 2022 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 7 | 1995 |
| Public Notice | Other | 5 | 2020 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 5 | 2019 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Benzene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Toluene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Styrene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Dalapon | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2019 |
| Nitrate | MR | 3 | 1996 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | MR | 3 | 1980 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Plymouth Water System has 184 recorded EPA violations, 84% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 16% carry more. 18% of this system's own violations are health-based (34 of 184), and it ranks #10,065 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)
184 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. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/7/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/7/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/7/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/7/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/7/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/7/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/7/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/7/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/7/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/3/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/3/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/3/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/3/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 12/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 12/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 12/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 12/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 12/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 12/19/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 12/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 12/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 12/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 12/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 12/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 12/19/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 12/19/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 12/19/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 12/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 12/19/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 12/19/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for Plymouth Water System
184 violations on record for NC0494010; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section
Nationwide peers
184 violations · 3,243 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 near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Plymouth Water System
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
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