No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 7,800 people (80 connections) with surface water from its own intake.
From EPA's record for NC0150116. PurityMap is independent of Western Carolina Univ WTP.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from January 2025 to October 2025.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-21 to 2025-10-15 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP (NC0150116) |
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Follow this water →Western Carolina Univ WTP's phone number on EPA record is 828-227-3585. Its mailing address is 3476 OLD CULLOWHEE ROAD, ATTN WCU FACILITIES MGMT/WTR PLANT, CULLOWHEE, NC 28723-9052.
According to EPA's record, Western Carolina Univ WTP uses surface water from its own intake.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. EPA also lists 1 missed or late test or report in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Western Carolina Univ WTP's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.
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