BROAD RIVER WATER AUTHORITY

NC · PWS ID NC0181035 · Community water system

106
contaminants tested
15
detected
18,242
people served
Water source
Surface water
Ownership
Local government
Counties served
Rutherford

PFAS detected

“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
ContaminantMaxDetection ratePeriod
PFBA 0.0051 ug/L 1/4 2023

Other contaminants detected

ContaminantMaxDetection rateSourcePeriod
TTHM 86.6 UG/L 108/108 SYR4 2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) 72 UG/L 107/107 SYR4 2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane 8.7 UG/L 102/102 SYR4 2013–2019
Chloroform 76 UG/L 102/102 SYR4 2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid 33 UG/L 100/100 SYR4 2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid 40 UG/L 100/100 SYR4 2013–2019
COPPER, FREE 140 UG/L 21/60 SYR4 2014–2017
LEAD SUMMARY 0.0030 mg/L 13/13 LCR 2025
Fluoride 700 UG/L 7/8 SYR4 2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane 1.3 UG/L 6/102 SYR4 2013–2019
Monochloroacetic acid 3.4 UG/L 6/100 SYR4 2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) 0.9600 PCI/L 1/1 SYR4 2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U 1.5 PCI/L 1/1 SYR4 2017
Lead 3 UG/L 1/60 SYR4 2014–2017
91 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBHC-GAMMABariumBenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitrateOXAMYLPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Areas served

RUTHERFORDTON

Utility contact

Contact
JOYNER, BRAD
Phone
828-287-7776
Email
bjoyner@ncbrwa.com