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Community Water System · PWS NC0496065

Wayne Water Districts

Operator location Goldsboro, North Carolina - UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 704 violations and 39,403 people served.

39,403
People served (this PWS)
704
EPA violations (this PWS)
25
Health-based (this PWS)
1 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Wayne Water Districts standing, high SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 4% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #1,425 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Wayne Water Districts sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (704), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (39,403; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 4% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#1,425 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#40 of 713
Population · NC
704
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
16,149
County
Wayne
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
23
Monitoring Violations
669
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 54 2017
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 54 2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 54 2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity MR 24 2004
38-STRONTIUM-90 MR 24 2004
Tritium MR 24 2004
53-IODINE-131 MR 24 2004
Benzo(a)pyrene MCL 20 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 18 2015
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 18 2015
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 18 2015
Vinyl chloride MR 18 2015
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 18 2015
Carbon tetrachloride MR 18 2015
Trichloroethylene MR 18 2015
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 18 2015
Tetrachloroethylene MR 18 2015
Toluene MR 18 2015
Ethylbenzene MR 18 2015
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 18 2015
Styrene MR 18 2015
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 18 2015
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 18 2015
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 18 2015
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 18 2015
Benzene MR 18 2015
Xylenes, Total MR 18 2015
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 18 2015
CHLOROBENZENE MR 18 2015
Radium-226 MR 12 2017

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Wayne Water Districts has 704 recorded EPA violations, 98% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 2% carry more. 4% of this system's own violations are health-based (25 of 704), and it ranks #1,425 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)

704 Higher than most more violations than 98% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 145 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFUnA 5/28/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/28/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/28/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/28/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/28/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/28/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/28/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/28/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/28/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/28/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Wayne Water Districts

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS NC0496065 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

704 violations · 39,403 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.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Wayne Water Districts

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater