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Town of Wingate

Serves Wingate, Union County, NC · 3,950 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Wingate in the last ten years.

  • NC0190030
  • WINGATE
  • NC
  • 3,950 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28174
EPA system ID NC0190030

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

Key facts

  • Town of Wingate buys its water from Union County Water System.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, July 2016.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 809 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Town of Wingate go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 7 20
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 10

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

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times 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)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.076 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08275 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0925 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08475 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08425 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Town of Wingate between 2005 and 2016, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 22, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Apr 22, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 16, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 15, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jun 13, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Dec 10, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Aug 19, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Dec 22, 2005 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

Town of Wingate buys its water from Union County Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Wingate.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Wingate 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.

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Testing your own water

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