Updated 2026-09-16

County water report

Cumberland County Water Quality

Name: Cumberland County Water Quality Data (2026)
Creator: PurityMap
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Cumberland County, North Carolina: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.

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Across the county's systems

Highest result for each contaminant

One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA21.8 ng/L

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM21.8 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-17 to 2024-07-10

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA11 ng/L

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM11 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-17 to 2024-07-10

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA19.1 ng/L

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM19.1 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-17 to 2024-07-10

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA12.1 ng/L

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM12.1 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-17 to 2024-07-10

Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE18.2 ng/L

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM18.2 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-17 to 2024-07-10

1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMMNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency7.7 ng/L

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM7.7 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-17 to 2024-07-10

Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMMNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency11.4 ng/L

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM11.4 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-17 to 2024-07-10

Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMMNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency7 ng/L

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM7 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-17 to 2024-07-10

1 more contaminant detectedShow

Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMMNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency21.5 ng/L

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM21.5 ng/LSample date: 2023-10-17 to 2024-07-10

22 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow

Tested in this system: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM

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)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
Lead (90th percentile)
Lithium
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)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)

1 city

Cities ranked by the records

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FayettevilleFAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM
PFAS above limit
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Showing 1 of 1 cities · scores are system-level, not tap tests

Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.

PFAS in Cumberland County1 of 1 city reports a regulated PFAS above the federal limit

Fayetteville21.8 ng/L

4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in North Carolina

Lead

0of 1 city above the 15 µg/L action level

Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.

Lead in North Carolina

Who supplies the county

Largest water systems

FayettevilleFAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · NC0326010
226,441 served

Questions

Frequently asked

How does Cumberland County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 1 city in Cumberland County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Fayetteville's main water system: FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM · PWSID NC0326010 · Purity Score 57 (Fair) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.

How many Cumberland County cities have PFAS above the federal limit?

1 city of 1 had at least one regulated PFAS (PFOA, PFOS or PFHxS) measured above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Fayetteville (PFOS 21.8 ng/L). PFAS were detected at any level in 1.

Is there lead in Cumberland County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 0 of 1 Cumberland County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.

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