Tap water in Charlotte, NC — ZIP 28134
2 public water systems serving about 1,209,582 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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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 28134
Charlotte Water
PWSID NC0160010 · serves 1,206,285 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 9.7 ppt
Lamplighter South-Danby
PWSID NC0160156 · serves 3,297 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 8.9 ppt — above federal limit
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology