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Stanly Co-Piney Point Dist

Serves an area of Stanly County, NC that includes Norwood · 1,013 people served

Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Stanly Co-Piney Point Dist in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • NC0184144
  • ALBEMARLE
  • NC
  • 1,013 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28001
EPA system ID NC0184144

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
11
Resolved
11
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Stanly Co-Piney Point Dist buys its water from Town of Norwood.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.068 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, October 2025.
  • Record on file since 2000, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 478 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 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2024 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, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 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 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 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
 May 15, 2025 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 9, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 2000

EPA's records for Stanly Co-Piney Point Dist go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 6 10
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 6 0
2020s 5 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2016, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09205 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06672 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07002 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06942 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06645 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Stanly Co-Piney Point Dist between 2005 and 2025, filed as 12 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 1, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 13, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Sep 24, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jul 21, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jan 18, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Oct 19, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 21, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Mar 13, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 22, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 13, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 22, 2005 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

7 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Stanly Co-Piney Point Dist buys its water from Town of Norwood. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Stanly Co-Piney Point Dist 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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