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CARY, TOWN OF

CARY, NC · ~224,000 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0392020

State

North Carolina

City

CARY

Population served

224,000

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

PFBA

5.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

5.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

5.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

14

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

64

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Feb 2024. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began May 2023 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began May 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Oct 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1006 began Oct 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Sep 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1006 began Jul 2014 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Aug 2006 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Aug 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1094 began Jan 2002 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2001 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Feb 2024
  • State action · SIF Feb 2024
  • State action · SIF Feb 2024
  • State action · SFL Aug 2023
  • State action · SFJ Aug 2023
  • State action · SOX Jun 2023
  • State action · SIC May 2023
  • State action · SFJ May 2023

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NC0392020 — 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.