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Water system · PWSID NC0123055

CLEVELAND COUNTY WATER

SHELBY, NC · ~59,395 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0123055

State

North Carolina

City

SHELBY

Population served

59,395

Primary source

Surface water

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

61

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

101

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Feb 2021. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Sep 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2383 began Jan 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2020 began Jan 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2959 began Jan 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Mar 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Mar 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Dec 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Dec 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Apr 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Jan 2011 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Jul 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2010 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Feb 2021
  • State action · SOX Feb 2021
  • State action · SIE Dec 2020
  • State action · SFL Dec 2020
  • State action · SFJ Dec 2020
  • State action · SIF Jun 2017
  • State action · SFO Apr 2017
  • State action · SFL Feb 2017

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

Manganese

6 stations · latest Sep 2025

26 · max 520 ug/L · 246

Copper

3 stations · latest Sep 2022

2.7 · max 14 ug/L · 18

Lead

3 stations · latest Aug 2022

3.6 · max 29 ug/L · 5

Arsenic

1 station · latest Nov 2020

3.1 · max 3.1 ug/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 NC0123055 — 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.