SOUTHEAST CATAWBA COUNTY

HICKORY, NC · ~5,080 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC2018004

State

North Carolina

City

HICKORY

Population served

5,080

Primary source

SWP

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

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2008. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Feb 2007 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 2006 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) health-based began Jul 2006 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2003 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2002 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Aug 2008
State action · SOX Feb 2007
State action · SOX Feb 2007
State action · SIE Jan 2007
State action · SFL Jan 2007
State action · SFJ Jan 2007
State action · SOX Dec 2006
State action · SOX Apr 2005

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NC2018004 — 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.