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WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM

PLYMOUTH, NC · ~6,693 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0494025

State

North Carolina

City

PLYMOUTH

Population served

6,693

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

Lithium

36,300 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

9

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

4

Health-based

37

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
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2008 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began May 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Dec 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Jan 2003 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2001 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jan 1999 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Oct 1996 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Nov 2024
  • State action · SOX Nov 2024
  • State action · SIA Nov 2024
  • State action · SIF Jan 2011
  • State action · SOX Jun 2010
  • State action · SOX Apr 2010
  • State action · SO6 Apr 2010
  • State action · SIE May 2009

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 Apr 2024

55 · max 510 ug/L · 47

Copper

1 station · latest Mar 2024

3 · max 3.9 ug/L · 12

Atrazine

1 station · latest Oct 2023

9.03 · max 9.03 ng/l · 1

Fluoride

1 station · latest Aug 2022

0.93 · max 0.93 mg/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 NC0494025 — 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.