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What is in the water at 28401
3 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM
PWSID NC0410045 · NC · serves 142,227 people
PFAS and lithium
9 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 26 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.012 µg/L | 4 | 8/3/2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.012 µg/L | 3 | 8/3/2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0098 µg/L | 3 | 8/3/2023 |
| PFBA | 0.0085 µg/L | 3 | 8/3/2023 |
| PFOA | 0.0077 µg/L | 3 | 8/3/2023 |
| PFBS | 0.0071 µg/L | 3 | 8/3/2023 |
| HFPO-DA | 0.0058 µg/L | 1 | 10/16/2023 |
| PFHxS | 0.0052 µg/L | 3 | 8/3/2023 |
| PFHpA | 0.0041 µg/L | 3 | 8/3/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Too few readings to state a hardness. 1 station(s), 10 result(s). Below two stations and five results this page will not state a number: a median of two readings from one creek is not your water.
CFPUA-WILMINGTON
PWSID NC0465010 · NC · serves 181,242 people
PFAS and lithium
1 compound detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 1 sample.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 0.0044 µg/L | 1 | 12/5/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Median hardness 214 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 30 stations serving this system across 31 results, 2017-05-08 to 2022-08-22. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
PENDER COUNTY UTILITIES
PWSID NC7071011 · NC · serves 31,600 people
PFAS and lithium
4 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 8 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 0.0076 µg/L | 3 | 8/15/2023 |
| PFBS | 0.0053 µg/L | 1 | 8/15/2023 |
| PFBA | 0.005 µg/L | 1 | 8/15/2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0048 µg/L | 3 | 8/15/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
4 open health-based violation(s) recorded in SDWIS and not yet returned to compliance.
- MCL · contaminant code 2950 · began 2025-04-01
- MCL · contaminant code 2950 · began 2025-07-01
- MCL · contaminant code 2950 · began 2025-10-01
- MCL · contaminant code 2950 · began 2026-01-01
Hardness
Too few readings to state a hardness. 1 station(s), 39 result(s). Below two stations and five results this page will not state a number: a median of two readings from one creek is not your water.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01.