Pfeiffer-N Stanly Water Assoc, NC
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2028). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
Pfeiffer-N Stanly Water Assoc serves about 4,513 people through 1,820 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Stanly County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC0184025; phone on file: 704-463-7117. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is up 3 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Pfeiffer-N Stanly Water Assoc is 3 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2028 | 3 ppb |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How Pfeiffer-N Stanly Water Assoc compares
Of the 1,925 North Carolina systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 75 have gone over at some point. Pfeiffer-N Stanly Water Assoc's 3 ppb sits at the 88th percentile in North Carolina and the 82nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
12 other systems share Stanly County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Pfeiffer-N Stanly Water Assoc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Albemarle, City Of | 17,506 | 0 (not detected) |
| Stanly Co-West Stanly Dist | 9,939 | 0 (not detected) |
| Norwood, Town Of | 4,323 | 0 (not detected) |
| Stanly Co-Aquadale Dist | 3,632 | 0 (not detected) |
| Oakboro, Town Of | 3,173 | 0 (not detected) |
| Stanly Co-Palestine-Badin Dist | 1,964 | 0 (not detected) |
| Stanly Co-Piney Point Dist | 1,013 | 0 (not detected) |
| Stanfield #3-Polk Ford/Renee Ford | 854 | 0 (not detected) |
| Stanly Co-Millingport Dist | 709 | 0 (not detected) |
| Stanfield #1-Biglick Rd | 302 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Richfield, NC may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Pfeiffer-N Stanly Water Assoc whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.