Is there PFAS in City of Elizabeth City water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 0 samples EPA's program collected.
City of Elizabeth City is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving about 19,187 people. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium across 1 sampling point between Jan 2023 and Jul 2023.
Every PFAS detected
None of the 29 PFAS were found at or above EPA's minimum reporting levels (2 to 20 ppt depending on the compound).
Not detected: PFTA, PFTrDA, NEtFOSAA, NMeFOSAA.
Lithium, tested in the same program: highest 20.9 ppb, detected in 2 of 2 samples. EPA's health-based screening level is 10 ppb.
What the EPA limits mean here
In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.
Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.
What you can do at home
No PFAS action is needed on these results. If your water tastes or smells of chlorine, a whole-house city water filter is the usual fix.
Other systems in North Carolina
- City of Mount Holly none detected
- West Carteret Water Corp none detected
- Town of Morehead City none detected
- City of Lexington Nc none detected
- Pamlico County Water none detected
- Town of Waynesville none detected
All 291 tested systems in North Carolina
ZIP codes served
27906 27907 27909
As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in City of Elizabeth City water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID NC0470010. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/north-carolina/city-of-elizabeth-city/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID NC0470010). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.