- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 3 of 6 samples, average 2.3 ppt, highest 4.7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Dec 2023–Oct 2024)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Edgecombe Water & Sewer District
EPA system ID NC0433050 · serves Tarboro, NC · about 14,485 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
Edgecombe Water & Sewer District (EPA NC0433050)
What EPA records show for Edgecombe Water & Sewer District, as of October 14, 2026
8 health-standard violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (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.
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 Edgecombe Water & Sewer District use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for Edgecombe Water & Sewer District. EPA record
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)