Short answer: No measured result is above a legal limit; the water is soft. Charlotte Water serves 1,163,701 residents.
This report uses the largest, CHARLOTTE WATER. Your water bill or annual water quality report names your actual supplier.
Source: EPA SDWIS 2026Q2.
CHARLOTTE WATER (EPA PWSID NC0160010) delivers surface water to 1,163,701 residents. This report reflects 29 individual PFAS result(s) from the source UCMR5 observations and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. The utility's 2025 CCR reports soft water and chlorine disinfection.
0health-based violations in the last 10 years
From EPA SDWIS. A clean violation history means no enforcement action was recorded; it does not cover contaminants without a limit.
Plumbing inside a home can add lead that the system record can't show. A tap test tells you what reaches your glass.
66 galvanized lines to replace
PFBA 9.7 ng/L detected (no federal or state limit) (+1 more PFAS detected)
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Screening: quick check, not lab-grade
Safe Home (EnviroTestKits)
Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
What it can't tell you: It shows a lead range, not an exact level, and tests nothing else unless you pay extra for the optional lab test.
Lab-certified results
ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
Each card names which Charlotte findings its current certification covers, and which it doesn't.
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PurityMap does not give a safe/unsafe verdict; it shows what the public records measured. For Charlotte, PFBA 9.7 ng/L and PFPeA 3.4 ng/L were detected, with no federal or state limit. CHARLOTTE WATER (PWSID NC0160010) has a Purity Score of 93/100 (confidence: high), assessed at the water-system level and computed only from contaminants that were measured. Water can change in your own pipes, so a certified test is the only way to know what comes out of your tap.
CHARLOTTE WATER (PWS ID NC0160010) is the public water system on record for Charlotte, North Carolina, serving about 1,163,701 people. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding.
Surface water (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS).
Yes. In EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2023-08-08 to 2024-05-28), PFBA was detected at 9.7 ng/L and PFPeA was detected at 3.4 ng/L. They have no federal or state limit, so PurityMap shows them without grading them. No PFAS with a limit was detected.
Lead is not in Charlotte's current published record. Lead usually enters from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so a certified home test is the way to know yours.
PurityMap's current record for Charlotte holds 35 findings: 4 detected within the reference, 2 detected with no limit and 29 not detected. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass.
Charlotte's water is recorded as 1.9 gpg, soft. Hardness is an aesthetic and plumbing characteristic, not a health-based limit.
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| Contaminant | Result | Benchmark | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 63.7 ppb | 80 ppb federal MCL | 2025 | Charlotte Water 2025 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 22.9 ppb | 60 ppb federal MCL | 2025 | Charlotte Water 2025 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) |
| Fluoride | 0.65 mg/L | 4.0 mg/L | 2025 | Charlotte Water 2025 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) |
| Water hardness | 1.9 gpg | Aesthetic, no federal health limit | 2025 | Charlotte Water 2025 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 9.7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | 2023-08-08 to 2024-05-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHARLOTTE WATER (NC0160010) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 3.4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | 2023-08-08 to 2024-05-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHARLOTTE WATER (NC0160010) |
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Every value is the published result from the cited public record. A reporting limit is the lowest level the method could reliably quantify; a non-detect is not a guarantee of zero.
UCMR5 Analytical Results
UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHARLOTTE WATER (NC0160010)
US EPA
State SDWIS Compliance Record
Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile: CHARLOTTE WATER (NC0160010)
US EPA SDWIS
Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
Charlotte Water 2025 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
Charlotte Water
Methodology: how we analyze water. Prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by the PurityMap Editorial Team before publication.
Start with the hot-or-cold tap check. Where Charlotte Water reported something related, it's shown below.
Charlotte disinfects with chlorine (utility water-quality report).
Lead at Charlotte Water: not detected (90th percentile, 2023–2025 monitoring period). Lead has no taste, so a taste neither shows nor rules it out.