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Fayetteville, NC

Cumberland CountyPop. 208,501Source: Cape Fear River (surface water), treated by the Public Works Commission of Fayetteville (PWC)
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Contamination score

Higher = more contaminated vs. other cities.

Fayetteville draws its municipal drinking water from the Cape Fear River, downstream of the Chemours Fayetteville Works chemical plant in neighboring Bladen County. Since 2017, the plant has been identified as the source of GenX and other PFAS ('forever chemicals') contaminating the river and groundwater, affecting the drinking water supply for roughly 500,000 people in the region. A 2019 consent order with NC DEQ and Cape Fear River Watch required major emissions reductions, well testing, and alternate water for affected households, and a federal PFAS settlement involving Chemours was still being finalized as of mid-2026.

⚠️6 health-based violations on record. 1 pollution source mapped near this water supply.

Illnesses & conditions reported for Fayetteville's water

  • Elevated PFAS blood serum levels · 2019

Community- and record-sourced reports; may be unverified and not a substitute for medical advice.

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Water sources
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Violations
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Pollution sources
1
Self-reported
2
Lawsuits

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Reported illness & cancer claims1

  • Elevated PFAS blood serum levels

    Under studyGenX (HFPO-DA) / PFOA / PFOS

    NC DHHS biomonitoring of residents near the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant and downstream along the Cape Fear River has found elevated PFAS levels in blood serum compared to national averages, prompting ongoing state health studies.

    Reported 2019 · 7 years ago

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Pollution sources & reported claims near your water

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Public water systems

Fayetteville Public Works Comm

PWSID:
NC0326010
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
226,441 people

Eastgate Sd Fayetteville Pwc

PWSID:
NC0326280
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
205 people

Raintree MHP

PWSID:
NC0326310
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
85 people

Old North Utilities Services/Ft Bragg

PWSID:
NC5026019
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
65,000 people

Copeland Acres S/D

PWSID:
NC0326143
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
200 people

Mill Creek S/D

PWSID:
NC0326337
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
523 people

Kelly Hill S/D

PWSID:
NC0326300
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
109 people

Stoney Point Ws/Fayetteville Pwc

PWSID:
NC0326341
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
515 people

Cliffdale West

PWSID:
NC0326332
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
15,220 people

Braxton Hills/Simmons Heights

PWSID:
NC0326124
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
680 people

Brookwood Comm Wtr System

PWSID:
NC0326127
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
15,380 people

Woodland Run Mh S/D

PWSID:
NC0326365
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
108 people

Rain Tree Ii Fayetteville Pwc

PWSID:
NC0326375
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
292 people

Brettonwood Hills S/D

PWSID:
NC0326286
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
187 people

New Town Apartments Llc

PWSID:
NC0326140
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
258 people

Tanglewood Estates S/D

PWSID:
NC0326342
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
309 people

Tanglewood South Mhpfayetteville Pwc

PWSID:
NC0326367
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
259 people

South Point Sd

PWSID:
NC5026026
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
124 people

Fayetteville Water System

PWSID:
GEN-fayetteville-north-carolina

EPA & DEP violations

Fayetteville Water System

PWSID GEN-fayetteville-north-carolina1 violation

  • Unpermitted GenX/PFAS discharge into the Cape Fear River

    high severityHealth-basedUnder consent order

    Chemours discharged process wastewater containing GenX and related PFAS compounds without proper permits, and failed to disclose the chemicals it was releasing, from at least 2008 until the practice was addressed under the 2019 consent order.

    NC DEQ · Unpermitted discharge · Began Jun 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

City-wide

20 violations

  • Lead and Copper Rule — TT violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Lead and Copper Rule TT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · TT · Began Dec 10, 2025 · 8 months ago · Source ↗

  • Lead and Copper Rule — MR violation

    medium severityAddressed

    Lead and Copper Rule MR violation (Addressed).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Oct 1, 2025 · 10 months ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — RPT violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · RPT · Began Jun 11, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Nitrate — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Nitrate MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MCL violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Nov 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS — RPT violation

    medium severityResolved

    LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · RPT · Began Oct 17, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS — TT violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · TT · Began Oct 17, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Lead and Copper Rule — MR violation

    medium severityAddressed

    Lead and Copper Rule MR violation (Addressed).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Oct 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Combined Radium (-226 and -228) — MCL violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Oct 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

    medium severityResolved

    Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

    medium severityResolved

    Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

    medium severityResolved

    Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Apr 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • TTHM — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    TTHM MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Apr 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Nitrate — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Nitrate MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Heptachlor epoxide — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Heptachlor epoxide MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Nov 1, 2022 · 3 years ago · Source ↗

  • Chloramine — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Chloramine MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Oct 1, 2022 · 3 years ago · Source ↗

  • Arsenic — MCL violation

    high severityHealth-basedArchived

    Arsenic MCL violation (Archived).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Jul 1, 2022 · 4 years ago · Source ↗

Water-related lawsuits

  • Cape Fear River Watch v. Chemours

    SettledGenX (HFPO-DA)PFOAPFOS

    Environmental advocacy group sued Chemours over GenX discharges into the Cape Fear River. Led to a February 2019 consent order (with NC DEQ) requiring a 99.9% reduction in GenX air emissions, a thermal oxidizer, private well testing, and alternate water for affected residents.

    Cape Fear River Watch v. Chemours · Bladen County Superior Court, NC · Filed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

  • United States v. Chemours (federal PFAS settlement)

    PendingGenX (HFPO-DA)PFOAPFOS

    Chemours has proposed a roughly $450 million settlement of federal PFAS claims tied to the Fayetteville Works facility; as of mid-2026 North Carolina state agencies were not party to the settlement talks.

    U.S. Department of Justice / EPA v. Chemours · U.S. federal court · Filed — · $450,000,000 settlement

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