WHAT’S BEYOND THE TAP

North Carolina · water system · PWSID NC0363020

Town of Aberdeen: drinking water record

One thing here needs attention.

One thing could not be determined from the record.

What EPA and state records show about this community water system — compliance, PFAS testing, lead sampling, and where its water comes from. Serving about 12,473 people in Moore County.

12,473people served
0health-based violations since 2021
0without recorded resolution
0administrative (paperwork) records

What the records flag

Needs attention

PFOS measured at 8.8 ppt — above the 4 ppt limit systems must meet by 2029

This is not a violation today. EPA's PFAS limits take effect in 2029 (an extension to 2031 has been proposed).

PFOA
4.8 ppt (limit 4)
PFOS
8.8 ppt (limit 4)

Measured in your water system · U.S. EPA — UCMR5 nationwide PFAS monitoring · retrieved 2026-08-15 · source

No issues on record

No health-based violations on record since 2021

Records can lag by up to a quarter, and they don't cover your home's own plumbing.

Official record for your water system · U.S. EPA — Safe Drinking Water Act compliance records · retrieved 2026-08-16 · source

Lead & copper sampling

Lead: latest 90th-percentile result 0 ppb — below the 10 ppb action level (sampled 2025-12-31, 4 results in the 10-year window).

The 90th-percentile result means 9 out of 10 sampled homes were at or below this level. It measures the water system's corrosion control — it cannot tell you whether your own home's plumbing adds lead. Results older than 10 years, future-dated compliance periods, and physically implausible values are excluded.

PFAS testing

29 PFAS compounds tested under EPA's UCMR5 program; 6 detected.

  • PFOA: up to 4.8 ppt — above the 4 ppt limit systems must meet by 2029.
  • PFOS: up to 8.8 ppt — above the 4 ppt limit systems must meet by 2029.

UCMR5 sampling (2023–2026) at entry points to the distribution system. 'Not detected' means below the reporting limit (~4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS), not zero. A result above a future MCL is not a violation today — compliance deadlines are 2029 (2031 extension proposed).

Where the water comes from

Groundwater. No purchased-water records on file.

What the record doesn’t establish

  • Whether your home's own plumbing adds lead or copper — no dataset covers indoor pipes.

Common questions

Does Town of Aberdeen have drinking water violations?

No health-based violations on record since 2021. Records can lag by up to a quarter, and they don't cover building plumbing.

Has Town of Aberdeen been tested for PFAS?

Yes — 29 PFAS compounds under EPA's UCMR5 program, with 6 detected. PFOA measured up to 4.8 ppt, above the 4 ppt limit that takes effect in 2029; PFOS measured up to 8.8 ppt, above the 4 ppt limit that takes effect in 2029. Samples are taken at entry points to the distribution system — treated water, not source water.

How many people does Town of Aberdeen serve?

EPA records list about 12,473 people served in Moore. Service-area boundaries have known errors — a water bill is the ground truth for any single address.

Sources

DatasetAgency versionRetrieved
EPA/state ATTAINS waterway assessmentsATTAINS_Assessment ArcGIS snapshot (gispub.epa.gov)2026-08-15
ATTAINS waterway geometryATTAINS_Assessment ArcGIS lines + areas (gispub.epa.gov)2026-08-16
Census TIGER county boundariesCensus TIGERweb Counties (current vintage)2026-08-16
NC DEQ PFAS monitoringNC DEQ DWR EQuIS export, samples through 2025-07-292026-08-17
Census TIGER place boundariesCensus TIGERweb Places (Incorporated + CDP, current vintage)2026-08-16
EPA water system service areasEPA PWS Service Areas v3 (hosted layer, item 80c6912ef14f46e480f5afd807767b4b)2026-08-15
EPA Safe Drinking Water Act compliance recordsECHO SDWA quarterly bulk download2026-08-16
EPA standards & benchmarks2026-08 curation2026-08-15
EPA UCMR5 PFAS monitoringUCMR5 occurrence data (collections through 2025-12-10)2026-08-15
USGS watershed boundariesUSGS WBD via National Map MapServer2026-08-15

Records lag their agencies' refresh cycles — a recent change may not appear yet. Absence from a dataset is absence of a record, never evidence that water is clean.

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