WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM
PWS ID: NC0494025 · PLYMOUTH, North Carolina 27962
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
6,693
Total Violations
39
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,635
- County
- Washington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 12
- Monitoring Violations
- 7
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 12 | 2003 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2008 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 3 | 2003 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2001 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 2 | 2004 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 2 | 2024 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 2 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 8/8/2024 | 36.3000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTA | 8/8/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/8/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/8/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/20/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/20/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/20/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/20/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/20/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/20/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/20/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/20/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/20/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/20/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/20/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/20/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/20/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 2/21/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 2/21/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 2/21/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 2/21/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 2/21/2024 | 45.3000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 10/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 10/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 10/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 10/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 10/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 10/22/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 10/22/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 10/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 10/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 10/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 10/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 10/22/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 10/22/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 10/22/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 10/22/2024 | <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.