ALEXANDER CO WTR DIST

HICKORY, NC · ~13,064 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0102020

State

North Carolina

City

HICKORY

Population served

13,064

Primary source

SWP

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

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

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2025 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Mar 2009 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Oct 2007 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 2006 Resolved

Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jul 1994 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF May 2025
State action · SOX May 2025
State action · SFJ Mar 2025
State action · SFL Mar 2025
State action · SIE Mar 2025
State action · SO6 Sep 2010
State action · SOX Sep 2010
State action · SOX Jul 2010

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NC0102020 — 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.