BROAD RIVER WATER AUTHORITY
NC · PWS ID NC0181035 · Community water system
106
contaminants tested
15
detected
18,242
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0051 ug/L | 1/4 | 2023 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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