Short answer: In the 2023–2025 records we hold for Robeson County, three PFAS, HFPO-DA (GenX), PFOA and PFOS, each had a sample above a 2024 EPA limit (not a violation: the limits are judged on a yearly average, due 2029), and a health-based violation is on record (EPA SDWIS). Also worth knowing: lithium sits above a screening level. 11 substances were detected and 20 were tested and not detected. The water is from Robeson County Water System, serving 67,970 residents.
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Groundwater
The treatment details are not on record.
Mains, then your building’s service line.
Plumbing inside the building is outside this record.
Three PFAS, HFPO-DA (GenX), PFOA and PFOS, each had a sample above a 2024 EPA limit (not a violation: the limits are judged on a yearly average, due 2029); lithium sits above a screening level, and a past health-based violation (Combined radium-226/228) is on record.
30 ng/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. EPA health goal (MCLG): 0.
One EPA sample measured 30 ng/L, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 (PFOA/PFOS)).
34 ng/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
10 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. EPA health goal (MCLG): 10 ng/L.
One EPA sample measured 34 ng/L, above the 10 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with HFPO-DA (GenX) named on the listing).
6.1 ng/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. EPA health goal (MCLG): 0.
One EPA sample measured 6.1 ng/L, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 (PFOA/PFOS)).
12 µg/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit).
Detected at up to 12 µg/L (above the 10 µg/L EPA health reference level; a screening level, not a legal limit).
Where it enters is not in this record.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Depends on the contaminant (The certifier's listing for each named contaminant).
5.6 PCI/L, sampled 2019. EPA SDWIS violations.
5 pCi/L. EPA health goal (MCLG): 0.
Exceeded the federal Combined radium-226/228 limit (5 pCi/L); measured 5.6 PCI/L, 2019 (Resolved).
Where it enters is not in this record.
Test your own tap first. Technologies that can reduce it: Reverse osmosis, Ion exchange (softening), Activated alumina.
8.4 ng/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
10 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it.
Detected at up to 8.4 ng/L (below the 10 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHxS named on the listing).
8.5 ng/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit).
Detected at up to 8.5 ng/L (below the 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory; a screening level, not a legal limit).
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFBS named on the listing).
25 ng/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state): a state limit.
Detected at up to 25 ng/L (below the 400,000 ng/L historical comparison reference).
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHxA named on the listing).
11 ng/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
No federal limit is on record for it.
Detected at up to 11 ng/L. No federal or state limit exists for this substance; shown for transparency, not graded.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFBA named on the listing).
16 ng/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
No federal limit is on record for it.
Detected at up to 16 ng/L. No federal or state limit exists for this substance; shown for transparency, not graded.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHpA named on the listing).
4.7 ng/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
No federal limit is on record for it.
Detected at up to 4.7 ng/L. No federal or state limit exists for this substance; shown for transparency, not graded.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFPeS named on the listing).
29 ng/L, sampled 2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25. EPA UCMR 5.
No federal limit is on record for it.
Detected at up to 29 ng/L. No federal or state limit exists for this substance; shown for transparency, not graded.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFPeA named on the listing).
ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (EPA PWSID NC0378055) delivers groundwater to 67,970 residents. This report reflects 29 individual PFAS result(s) from the source UCMR5 observations and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.
1health-based violation in the last 10 years
From EPA SDWIS. Counted once per contaminant per year, as in the Track record score.
No result is not a pass. Your utility's annual water quality report may list them, and a certified lab test covers your own tap.
Every filing is listed; the Track record score counts at most one per contaminant per year.
Resolved
to Resolved
The record describes water leaving treatment and samples across the system. Pipes, solder and fixtures inside a building can add lead the record can’t see, especially in older buildings with lead service lines.
Test your waterMeasured in this report
Sampled across the system
Not in this record
Only a tap test measures it
Know what comes from your tap, starting with a first-draw lead sample.
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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.
Screening: quick check, not lab-grade
Silver Lake Research
Lead, bacteria, nitrate, copper, iron, chlorine, hardness and pH
What it can't tell you: Each test gives a yes/no or a rough range, not a lab number, and it cannot detect PFAS or arsenic.
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| Finding | Reference type | Technology | Certification to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)30 ng/L | Federal MCL | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 (PFOA/PFOS) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)34 ng/L | Federal MCL | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with HFPO-DA (GenX) named on the listing |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)6.1 ng/L | Federal MCL | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 (PFOA/PFOS) |
| Lithium12 µg/L | Screening level | Depends on the contaminant | The certifier's listing for each named contaminant |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)8.4 ng/L | Federal MCL | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHxS named on the listing |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)8.5 ng/L | Screening level | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFBS named on the listing |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)25 ng/L | State limit | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHxA named on the listing |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)11 ng/L | No federal limit | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFBA named on the listing |
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| Pick | Product | Details and price | Certification | Why it’s listed | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Pick | Product | Details and price | Certification | Why it’s listed | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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★ Best choice: HealthShield™, certified for PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS and Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA).
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Older buildings may have lead service lines, solder or fixtures. Robeson County’s utility reported 20,926 service lines of unknown material in EPA’s inventory, so only a tap test tells you. Test first-draw water, then filter if needed.
10 of 29 PFAS tested were detected in Robeson County’s record (PFOA 30 ng/L, HFPO-DA (GenX) 34 ng/L and PFOS 6.1 ng/L, and more); 3 above their limit. If PFAS matters to you, a filter certification names each compound it covers.
Most utilities keep chlorine or chloramine in the pipes. A carbon filter certified for taste and odor reduces either; your utility can tell you which it uses.
Your utility’s annual water quality report usually lists hardness; a test strip also measures it.
Reverse osmosis reduces many dissolved contaminants, including lead and minerals, at a single faucet, with some water sent to drain.
Get one email when Robeson County’s record changes.
One email when a new sampling round is published, a result moves above or below its reference, or the system's score changes.PurityMap does not give a safe/unsafe verdict; it shows what the public records measured. For Robeson County, PFOA 30 ng/L (limit 4 ng/L), HFPO-DA (GenX) 34 ng/L (limit 10 ng/L) and PFOS 6.1 ng/L (limit 4 ng/L) were measured in one EPA sample each, above the limits EPA set in 2024 (not a violation: the limits are judged on a yearly average, due 2029); one health-based violation is on record (Combined radium-226/228). ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (PWSID NC0378055) has a Purity Score of 56/100 (confidence: moderate), 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. What we found →
ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (PWS ID NC0378055) is the public water system on record for Robeson County, North Carolina, serving about 67,970 people. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding. Water utility →
Groundwater (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS). Water utility →
Yes. In EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2023-02-14 to 2023-07-25), PFOA was measured at 30 ng/L in one EPA sample, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024, HFPO-DA (GenX) was measured at 34 ng/L in one EPA sample, above the 10 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024 and PFOS was measured at 6.1 ng/L in one EPA sample, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. EPA's 2024 limits are judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet them, so a single sample is not a violation. PFBS (8.5 ng/L, below the 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory), PFHxA (25 ng/L, below the 400,000 ng/L state limit) and PFHxS (8.4 ng/L, below the 10 ng/L federal limit) were also detected. PFBA (11 ng/L), PFHpA (16 ng/L), PFPeA (29 ng/L) and PFPeS (4.7 ng/L) were also detected; they have no federal or state limit. Reverse osmosis and filters certified to NSF/ANSI 53 for PFOA/PFOS reduce them at the tap. What we found →
Lead is not in Robeson County'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. Your household →
The federal SDWIS record lists a health-based violation for ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM within about the last ten years: Combined radium-226/228 (2019). The findings above show each one's status. At a glance →
PurityMap's current record for Robeson County holds 32 findings: 5 above a reference, 3 detected within the reference, 4 detected with no limit and 20 not detected. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass. Records →
UCMR5 Analytical Results
UCMR5 Analytical Results: ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (NC0378055)
US EPA
State SDWIS Compliance Record
Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile: ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (NC0378055)
US EPA SDWIS
State SDWIS Compliance Record
EPA SDWIS Violations & Enforcement: ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (NC0378055)
US EPA SDWIS
Methodology: how we analyze water. Prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by the PurityMap Editorial Team before publication.
EPA SDWIS, EPA UCMR 5 and utility reports, each dated and linked.
Units converted to one basis; a non-detect kept distinct from zero.
Each result tagged by reference type: MCL, action level, screening level or aesthetic.
Every value sits against its own reference, never a blended one.
Measured subjects summarised at the water-system level; an open health-based violation caps the score.
Treatment is matched to what was found; a product is called certified only when its current certification names it.
What the Purity Score means: a summary of this water system’s published record, capped while a health-based violation is open. It is not a test of any tap. ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM · PWSID NC0378055 · Purity Score 56/100 (Fair) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
Full methodology →Start with the hot-or-cold tap check. Where Robeson County Water System reported something related, it's shown below.
Lead at Robeson County Water System: not detected (90th percentile, 2023–2025 monitoring period). Lead has no taste, so a taste neither shows nor rules it out.