Tap water in Carrboro, NC — ZIP 27516
2 public water systems serving about 109,588 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Poor
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 27516
Orange Water & Sewer Authority
PWSID NC0368010 · serves 86,500 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 4.8 ppt — above federal limit
Chatham Co-North
PWSID NC0319126 · serves 23,088 ·
surface water
1 health-based / 3 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 4.8 ppt
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology