PERQUIMANS COUNTY WATER SYSTEM

HERTFORD, NC · ~12,320 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0472025

State

North Carolina

City

HERTFORD

Population served

12,320

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 Sep 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

17,000 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Oct 2024 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 5200 health-based began Oct 2024 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jul 2020 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2012 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2031 began Jan 2006 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2005 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2002 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 1997 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Oct 1997 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Nov 2024
State action · SOX Nov 2024
State action · SIA Nov 2024
State action · SOX Dec 2020
State action · SIF Nov 2020
State action · SFL Oct 2020
State action · SFJ Oct 2020
State action · SIE Oct 2020

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NC0472025 — 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.