- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4.
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 8 samples, average 2.7 ppt, highest 5.7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jan 2025–Oct 2025)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Lincoln County WTP
EPA system ID NC0155035 · serves Denver, NC · about 49,693 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Lincoln County WTP (EPA NC0155035)
What EPA records show for Lincoln County WTP, as of October 14, 2026
Health-standard violation: Lead and Copper Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS, Oct 2024–Nov 2024 (EPA SDWIS).
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Lincoln County WTP use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Lincoln County WTP's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)