GATES COUNTY WATER SYSTEM

GATESVILLE, NC · ~11,621 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0437020

State

North Carolina

City

GATESVILLE

Population served

11,621

Primary source

Groundwater

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 Mar 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

9,100 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2025 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2025 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2024 Addressed

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Jun 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Apr 2023 Resolved

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

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2021 Resolved

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Apr 2021 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Apr 2021 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2020 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2019 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX May 2025
State action · SFJ Mar 2025
State action · SFL Mar 2025
State action · SIE Mar 2025
State action · SIF Jan 2025
State action · SIE Nov 2024
State action · SFJ Nov 2024
State action · SFL Nov 2024

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 2024

200 · max 770 ug/L · 66

Copper

1 station · latest May 2024

3.85 · max 4.9 ug/L · 4

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 NC0437020 — 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.