Water Quality: Mulberry, NC

2 water systems • 612 people served

Some Concerns
143
Total Violations
3
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Systems
612
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Mulberry is served by 2 public water systems with a combined service population of 612 people, and has 143 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 3 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Mulberry's violation count is 18% above the national average for North Carolina. Contaminants associated with violations include Cadmium, Stage 2 DBP.

Contaminants Found

Cadmium

Kidney damage with long-term exposure; classified as a probable human carcinogen.

Common source: Corrosion of galvanized pipes, natural deposits, industrial waste, fertilizers

EPA limit: 0.005 mg/L (5 ppb)

Stage 2 DBP

Trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids that increase cancer risk and may cause adverse reproductive outcomes.

Common source: Chlorine disinfection reacting with natural organic matter in source water

EPA limit: TTHM: 0.080 mg/L; HAA5: 0.060 mg/L

Water Systems Serving Mulberry

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
DEERHURST MHC NC0392082 Groundwater 432 111
PLEASANT GROVE MHC NC0392179 Groundwater 180 32

Concerned About Your Water?

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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