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CHARLOTTE WATER

CHARLOTTE, NC · ~1,163,701 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0160010

State

North Carolina

City

CHARLOTTE

Population served

1,163,701

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

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

PFBA

5.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

10

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

3

Health-based

28

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2015. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Dec 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Dec 2014 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2005 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2031 began Oct 2004 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2031 began Oct 2004 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2031 began Oct 2004 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2031 began Oct 2004 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2001 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Dec 1993 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Nov 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF May 2015
  • State action · SOX May 2015
  • State action · SFL Apr 2015
  • State action · SIE Apr 2015
  • State action · SFJ Apr 2015
  • State action · SO6 Jun 2010
  • State action · SOX Jun 2010
  • State action · SOX Mar 2006

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

3 stations · latest Sep 2025

57 · max 990 ug/L · 109

Copper

3 stations · latest Jun 2025

3.25 · max 30 ug/L · 48

Lead

2 stations · latest Oct 2024

2.75 · max 32 ug/L · 6

Fluoride

1 station · latest Dec 2024

0.44 · max 0.48 mg/L · 4

Arsenic

1 station · latest Jan 2021

2.8 · max 2.8 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 NC0160010 — 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.