ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY
NC · PWS ID NC0368010 · Community water system
109
contaminants tested
16
detected
86,500
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0046 ug/L | 1/4 | 2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0048 ug/L | 1/4 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 79.4 UG/L | 243/243 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 65.1 UG/L | 241/241 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 64 UG/L | 234/234 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 14 UG/L | 233/233 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 39 UG/L | 232/232 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 23 UG/L | 232/232 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 3.3 UG/L | 204/234 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0100 mg/L | 19/19 | LCR | 2028 |
| Fluoride | 800 UG/L | 7/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 120 UG/L | 3/63 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 3.1 UG/L | 3/232 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 13 UG/L | 2/63 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | 0.0200 UG/L | 1/6 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 2.1 PCI/L | 1/1 | SYR4 | 2017 |
93 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-GAMMABariumBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 and -228)Combined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Beta Particle ActivityHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
CARRBORO