HIGHLANDS, TOWN OF

HIGHLANDS, NC · ~6,614 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0157015

State

North Carolina

City

HIGHLANDS

Population served

6,614

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

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

129

Enforcement actions

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

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Aug 2025 Resolved

Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Oct 2024 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 5200 health-based began Oct 2024 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Jan 2023 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Oct 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Chlorite began Jan 2022 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Jun 2021 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Feb 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Feb 2020 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Dec 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Sep 2018 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Aug 2025
State action · SIA Nov 2024
State action · SOX Nov 2024
State action · SOX Nov 2024
State action · SFO Sep 2023
State action · SOX Jul 2023
State action · SIF Jul 2023
State action · SIF Jul 2023

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

1 station · latest Sep 2025

20 · max 25 ug/L · 11

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 NC0157015 — 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.