- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 3 samples, average 3.2 ppt, highest 4.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2025–Aug 2025)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Chatham Co-North
EPA system ID NC0319126 · serves Apex, NC · about 23,088 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
Chatham Co-North (EPA NC0319126)
What EPA records show for Chatham Co-North, as of October 14, 2026
Health-standard violation: Lead and Copper Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS, Oct 2024–Oct 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 2.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
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 Chatham Co-North use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for Chatham Co-North. EPA record
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)