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CHEROKEE - ROUGH BRANCH WATER SYSTEM

CHEROKEE, NC · ~233 people served

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85
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

043700056

State

North Carolina

City

CHEROKEE

Population served

233

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 85 Jun 18, 2026 · score 85

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

6

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

15

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2011. Official EPA record →

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 5200 health-based began Nov 2024 Unaddressed
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 1994 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • EPA/federal action · EOX Jun 2011
  • EPA/federal action · EOX Jan 2004
  • EPA/federal action · EOX Jul 1998
  • EPA/federal action · EFK Aug 1994
  • EPA/federal action · EIF Aug 1994
  • EPA/federal action · EIB Jul 1994
  • EPA/federal action · EIB Jul 1994
  • EPA/federal action · EIC Jun 1994

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest Aug 2025

0.29 · max 0.29 mg/L · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system 043700056 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.