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Town of Norwood

Serves Norwood, Stanly County, NC · 4,323 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Norwood in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • NC0184015
  • NORWOOD
  • NC
  • 4,323 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 28128
EPA system ID NC0184015

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Town of Norwood draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
  • Record on file since 1983, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,249 unknown out of 2,022 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 25, 2025 Resolved

Full record since 1983

EPA's records for Town of Norwood go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 18
1990s 0 2
2000s 5 16
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 1
2020s 3 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, began April 2011, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.006 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.006 mg/L (3.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0152 mg/L, federal limit 0.006 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0496 mg/L, federal limit 0.006 mg/L (8.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2010 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06457 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Town of Norwood between 2008 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 13, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Jan 8, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 31, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Oct 9, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Mar 30, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Jan 8, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Sep 15, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL
Aug 22, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

3 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Norwood draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Norwood.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Town of Norwood must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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