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Updated 2026-10-15
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Moore County Water Quality: 3 Cities Ranked by the Records

Moore County, North Carolina: 3 city reports 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)Detected in 2 systems of 3 tested4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest9.6 ng/L
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)Detected in 2 systems of 3 tested4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest8.5 ng/L
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)Detected in 2 systems of 3 tested10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest4.5 ng/L
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)Detected in 2 systems of 3 tested2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest25.9 ng/L
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)Detected in 2 systems of 3 tested400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLEHighest18.3 ng/L
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)Detected in 1 system of 3 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest10.5 ng/L
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)Detected in 1 system of 3 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest6.5 ng/L
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)Detected in 2 systems of 3 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest18.8 ng/L
23 substances tested, none detected in any systemShow

Tested in these 3 systems: ABERDEEN, TOWN OF, MOORE CO PUBLIC UTIL-PINEHURST, SOUTHERN PINES, TOWN OF

  • 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)
  • 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)
3 cities

Cities ranked by the records

Showing 3 of 3 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 Moore County2 of 3 city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit
  1. Pinehurst9.6 ng/L
  2. Aberdeen8.8 ng/L
4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in North Carolina
Lead

0of 3 cities 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

  1. PinehurstMOORE CO PUBLIC UTIL-PINEHURST · NC0363108
    31,390 served
  2. Southern PinesSOUTHERN PINES, TOWN OF · NC0363010
    24,102 served
  3. AberdeenABERDEEN, TOWN OF · NC0363020
    12,473 served
Questions

Frequently asked

How does Moore County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 3 cities in Moore 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 Southern Pines's main water system: SOUTHERN PINES, TOWN OF · PWSID NC0363010 · Purity Score 97 (Excellent) · 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 Moore County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?

2 of 3 Moore County city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Pinehurst (PFOS 9.6 ng/L), Aberdeen (PFOS 8.8 ng/L). 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. PFAS were detected at any level in 2.

Is there lead in Moore County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 0 of 3 Moore 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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