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Water system · PWSID NC0229035

HANDY SANITARY DISTRICT

DENTON, NC · ~9,548 people served

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Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0229035

State

North Carolina

City

DENTON

Population served

9,548

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 9 points — the score moved from 100 to 91 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 91

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).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

4.1 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.0×

PFBA

6.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

167

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Feb 2025 Addressed

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2025 Resolved

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began May 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Apr 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2022 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Apr 2017 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Oct 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Sep 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Sep 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Mar 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Mar 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Dec 2013 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Aug 2025
State action · SFJ Aug 2025
State action · SFL Aug 2025
State action · SIF Jun 2025
State action · SIE Mar 2025
State action · SFL Mar 2025
State action · SFJ Mar 2025
State action · SIF Oct 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 Dec 2022

49 · max 4,200 ug/L · 72

Copper

1 station · latest Dec 2022

2.8 · max 12 ug/L · 23

Arsenic

1 station · latest Oct 2022

2.9 · max 3.4 ug/L · 3

Atrazine

1 station · latest Jun 2021

140 · max 140 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 NC0229035 — 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.