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Water system · PWSID NC0241020

HIGH POINT, CITY OF

HIGH POINT, NC · ~118,399 people served

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56
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0241020

State

North Carolina

City

HIGH POINT

Population served

118,399

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 44 points — the score moved from 100 to 56 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 56

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 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

11 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.8×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.2 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.0×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

6.2 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFPeA

6.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

5.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

8

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

25

Enforcement actions

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

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Jan 2025 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2024 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Jan 2010 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Feb 2004 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1085 began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 1996 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jul 2025
  • State action · SIF Mar 2025
  • State action · SOX Mar 2025
  • State action · SFJ Feb 2025
  • State action · SFL Feb 2025
  • State action · SIE Feb 2025
  • State action · SOX Aug 2024
  • State action · SFL Jul 2024

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NC0241020 — 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.