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BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF

BESSEMER CITY, NC · ~5,690 people served

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88
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0136025

State

North Carolina

City

BESSEMER CITY

Population served

5,690

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 12 points — the score moved from 100 to 88 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 88

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

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Nov 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.7 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

Lithium

16,000 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

15 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

10 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

6.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

5.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

6:2 FTS

5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

51

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

17

Health-based

115

Enforcement actions

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

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 5200 health-based began Oct 2024 Resolved
Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Oct 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Oct 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2024 Resolved
Treatment technique · Bromate health-based began Jan 2024 Resolved
Treatment technique · Bromate health-based began Oct 2023 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Resolved
Treatment technique · Bromate health-based began Jul 2023 Resolved
Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began May 2023 Addressed
Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Apr 2023 Resolved
Treatment technique · Bromate health-based began Apr 2023 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Apr 2025
  • State action · SOX Feb 2025
  • State action · SIE Jan 2025
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2025
  • State action · SFL Jan 2025
  • State action · SOX Jan 2025
  • State action · SIE Dec 2024
  • State action · SFL Dec 2024

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NC0136025 — 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.