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North Carolina

  • 1,998 Utilities

  • Serving: 9,205,000

  • Data available: 2014-2019

  • Contaminants Found: 131

 

EWG's drinking water quality report for North Carolina shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in North Carolina and provided to EWG by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

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ALL UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS
LARGE UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS

Below are utilities in North Carolina serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically. Click the "more" button below to get the full list of utilities serving over 10,000 people.

Large utilities in North Carolina

UtilityLocationPeople
Served
Aberdeen, Town ofAberdeen, NC10,380
Alexander County Water DistrictHickory, NC12,587
Anson County Water SystemWadesboro, NC13,380
Appalachian State Univ WTPBoone, NC11,150
Bayleaf MasterCary, NC15,565
Beaufort County Northside Regional WaterWashington, NC22,428
Bell Arthur Water CorporationBell Arthur, NC10,310
Bertie County Regional WaterWindsor, NC12,893
Bladen County Water Dist-West BladenElizabethtown, NC12,014
Brevard, City ofBrevard, NC10,686
Broad River Water AuthoritySpindale, NC16,639
Brookwood Comm. Water SystemHampstead, NC15,665
Brunswick County Water SystemBolivia, NC100,694
Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2goLeland, NC28,488
Caldwell County Water System-SELenoir, NC14,212
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority - New Hanover CountyWilmington, NC29,052
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority - WilmingtonWilmington, NC153,202
Carolina Beach Water SystemCarolina Beach, NC11,786
CaryApex, NC192,250
Charlotte WaterCharlotte, NC1,093,901
Chatham Co-NorthPittsboro, NC18,752
Chowan County Water SystemEdenton, NC10,762
City of AlbemarleAlbemarle, NC17,874
City of ArchdaleArchdale, NC12,700
City of AsheboroAsheboro, NC25,791
City of AshevilleAsheville, NC124,300
City of BelmontBelmont, NC11,613
City of BurlingtonBurlington, NC54,000
City of ClintonClinton, NC12,410
City of ConcordConcord, NC107,188
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Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2019 to March 2021 in North Carolina

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

UtilityLocationPeople
Served		Violation
Points
Orchard View ParkDobson, NC109155
Circle H Mobile Home ParkCherryville, NC75152
Carolina Manor Mobile Home ParkProvidence, NC38112
Ridgedale HoaCandler, NC4855
Rockingham County 158 CorridorWentworth, NC70620
Kenly, Town ofKenly, NC1,40017
Homestead Mobile Home ParkDurham, NC2514
Holly Faye Mobile Home ParkPineville, NC6012
Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg WaterHenderson, NC14,85211
Southern Trace S/dFranklin, NC48510
Rockingham County - 220 CorridorWentworth, NC40510
Atlantic Beach, Town ofAtlantic Beach, NC6,38010
Maple Oaks Mobile Home ParkGraham, NC559
Kirk Glen S/dPisgah Forest, NC929
Colonial Manor Rest HomeRutherfordton, NC568
Washburn Mobile Home ParkReidsville, NC837
Meadowview Mobile Home ParkGreensboro, NC927
Houston House Rest HomeGlen Alpine, NC407
Buffalo Meadows S/dPisgah Forest, NC1207
Mannsfield CondominiumsChapel Hill, NC417
Westwood Mobile Home ParkMonroe, NC567
Hidden Forest Mobile Home ParkQuincy, NC4706
Lucama, Town ofLucama, NC8816
Stanfield #3-polk Ford/renee FordStanfield, NC5036
The Arc of Hope MillsHope Mills, NC286
Ramseur, Town ofRamseur, NC2,8936
Kirby`s Mobile Home ParkMebane, NC606
Lauradale S/dJacksonville, NC2,5276
Summersill Estates No. 1Jacksonville, NC1636
Southgate Mobile Home ParkJacksonville, NC946

Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2019 to March 2021 in North Carolina

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

UtilityLocationPeople
Served		Violation
Points
Henderson-Kerr Lake Reg WaterHenderson, NC14,85211
Montgomery County Water SystemMt Gilead, NC15,1025
Hamlet Water SystemHamlet, NC10,2895
Fayetteville Public Works CommissionFayetteville, NC217,9482
Southern PinesPinebluff, NC21,1212
Town of Forest CityForest City, NC21,3661
Brunswick County Water SystemBolivia, NC100,6941
Cleveland County WaterLawndale, NC52,1161
City of MonroeMonroe, NC31,4381
City of KinstonKinston, NC27,4751
Hoke County Regional Water SystemRaeford, NC24,8991
Pender County UtilitiesBurgaw, NC24,2361
Iredell Water CorporationStatesville, NC23,9241
City of Mount HollyMount Holly, NC17,7801
Anson County Water SystemWadesboro, NC13,3801
Rockingham, City ofRockingham, NC13,2331
Carolina Beach Water SystemCarolina Beach, NC11,7861
City of BelmontBelmont, NC11,6131

Contaminants found in North Carolina above health guidelines

Found above health guidelinesFound
Contaminant# of UtilitiesPeople Served# of UtilitiesPeople Served

Bromodichloromethane		8408,807,8558408,807,855

Chloroform		8718,772,9558888,810,100

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)		9828,529,0779828,529,077

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)		8198,425,6918198,425,691

Dichloroacetic acid		8028,331,5208068,344,112

Trichloroacetic acid		7008,222,8137008,222,813

Dibromochloromethane		7097,725,6677318,006,779

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)		3756,958,6154217,735,299

Chromium (hexavalent)		3616,546,4804047,673,973

Dibromoacetic acid		4556,101,7524616,835,541

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)		2615,852,4082485,843,826

Radium, combined (-226 & -228)		6432,482,3456442,505,343

Chlorate		1122,235,6343426,209,266

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)		1132,142,5152305,590,825

Bromoform		2311,829,8342833,714,977

1,4-Dioxane		971,789,4491482,733,428

Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA)		1161,786,9011793,792,956

Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS)		591,433,6381242,889,834

Nitrate		7761,300,9878001,873,919

Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)		711,110,8001072,413,349

Chlorite		44746,19639716,302

Bromate		12541,36711541,142

Atrazine		31478,431701,665,442

Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)		11408,215561,593,077

Nitrate and nitrite		241293,014255461,461

Uranium		357164,953409332,707

Vinyl chloride		988,107988,107

Simazine		1475,744561,127,156

Manganese		13953,4691,1168,447,337

Benzo[a]pyrene		551,8051280,307

Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)		1930,7252031,312

Heptachlor epoxide		3221,6343853,875

1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)		217,025217,025

Arsenic		168,914168,914

Carbon tetrachloride		77,18589,005

Trichloroethylene		75,0031124,746

Thallium		33,515422,057

1,2-Dichloropropane		122,975195,136

Chlordane		142,288142,288

Benzene		2895428,787

Ethylene dibromide		271631,158

1,2-Dichloroethane		24304973

Cadmium		2381315,946

Barium		22302657,779

Styrene		12101210

Beryllium		160160

Contaminants found in North Carolina above legal limits

Contaminant# of UtilitiesPeople Served

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)		25,738

Radium, combined (-226 & -228)		71,545