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Water system · PWSID NC0234010

WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF

PFAFFTOWN, NC · ~388,060 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0234010

State

North Carolina

City

PFAFFTOWN

Population served

388,060

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

19

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

45

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2022. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Jul 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Dec 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Nov 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jul 2005 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 1999 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2015 began Jan 1990 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2110 began Jan 1990 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2005 began Jan 1990 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chlorite began Jan 1990 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2010 began Jan 1990 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2020 began Jan 1990 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cadmium began Jan 1988 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jun 2022
  • State action · SOX Aug 2021
  • State action · SFJ Jul 2021
  • State action · SIE Jul 2021
  • State action · SFL Jul 2021
  • State action · SIF May 2020
  • State action · SIF May 2020
  • State action · SOX Jan 2020

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 Mar 2022

82 · max 190 ug/L · 24

Copper

1 station · latest Dec 2020

2.6 · max 6.7 ug/L · 4

Lead

1 station · latest Dec 2020

11 · max 11 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 NC0234010 — 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.