Is Cliffdale West Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Cumberland

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

278

health-based violations

331

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2008-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2008-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2008-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-10-01 → 2007-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-10-01 → 2007-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-07-01 → 2007-09-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFHXS	0.0125 µg/L	36/54	2025
PFBS	0.0108 µg/L	31/54	2025
Pfpea	0.0087 µg/L	28/54	2025
Pfhxa	0.0102 µg/L	25/54	2025
PFOA	0.0163 µg/L	25/54	2025
PFOS	0.0195 µg/L	25/54	2025
Pfhpa	0.0045 µg/L	9/54	2025

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	5000 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7800 µg/L	366/494	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	4990 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7800 µg/L	183/246	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1392.5 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 6940 µg/L	138/221	SYR4	2013–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	7.22 pCi/L 144% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 12.2 pCi/L	69/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	12.88 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.1 pCi/L	33/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Lead	15.42 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 19.9 µg/L	15/221	SYR4	2013–2018
Fluoride	341 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 350 µg/L	10/82	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	2.825 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	8/99	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	3.45 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	7/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.655 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Heptachlor Epoxide	0.0367 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0381 µg/L	4/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.5595 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5600 µg/L	2/99	SYR4	2012–2019
Bhc-Gamma	0.0221 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Endrin	0.0260 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	1.82 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/82	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	2.6 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/99	SYR4	2012–2019

83 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MILLIRON, BRENT
Phone: 919-653-6999
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Cliffdale West

Is Cliffdale West tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Cliffdale West's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Cliffdale West's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), PFHXS, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Cliffdale West serve?

Cliffdale West reports serving 15,220 people in North Carolina, per its EPA record.

Has Cliffdale West had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 331 violations on file for Cliffdale West, of which 278 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.