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Town of Oakboro

Serves an area of Stanly County, NC that includes Oakboro and Red Cross · 3,173 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Oakboro in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • NC0184020
  • OAKBORO
  • NC
  • 3,173 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28129
EPA system ID NC0184020

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

Key facts

  • Town of Oakboro draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2023.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 561 unknown out of 1,404 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 29, 2014 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Town of Oakboro go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (18 resolved) and 107 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 3
1990s 0 34
2000s 11 43
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 27
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2016, Resolved.

Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 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, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.077 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08625 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0855 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2003 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Town of Oakboro between 2005 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 2, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Aug 9, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Apr 22, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 2, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Oct 8, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Feb 28, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations: CHLOROBENZENE, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE
Jan 17, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 14, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Jul 8, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Nitrate
Dec 22, 2005 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Town of Oakboro draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Stanly Co-West Stanly Dist.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Oakboro 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

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by North Carolina.

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