- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 3 of 4 samples, average 10.5 ppt, highest 19 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, May 2023–Feb 2024) PFOA or PFOS averaged above 4.0 ppt in UCMR 5 testing
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 3 of 4 samples, average 6 ppt, highest 11 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, May 2023–Feb 2024) PFOA or PFOS averaged above 4.0 ppt in UCMR 5 testing
- Lead, 90th percentile: 3 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Butner tap water? What EPA records show
EPA NC0239107 · serves Butner, NC · about 18,555 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
South Granville Wtr&sewer Authority (EPA NC0239107)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Butner's main utility, South Granville Wtr&sewer Authority: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (NC0239107) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. This water system averaged above 4.0 ppt for PFOA or PFOS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for South Granville Wtr&sewer Authority, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (NC0239107) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for South Granville Wtr&sewer Authority (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 3 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
This water system averaged above 4.0 ppt for PFOA or PFOS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
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 South Granville Wtr&sewer Authority use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for South Granville Wtr&sewer Authority. EPA record