Public water system record
City of Burlington
Serves Burlington and Glen Raven, Alamance County, NC · 61,365 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Burlington in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- City of Burlington draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, July 2021.
- Record on file since 1981, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,324 unknown out of 25,114 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for City of Burlington go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 44 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Burlington and issued 1 boil water order between 2013 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jul 15, 2021 | North Carolina | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Oct 21, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
City of Burlington draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also has emergency connections to City of Graham and City of Greensboro. 7 other community water systems buy water from City of Burlington. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Burlington.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Graham Graham, NC
- City of Greensboro Greensboro, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Greensboro Greensboro, NC
- Town of Elon Elon, NC
- Town of Gibsonville Gibsonville, NC
- Town of Haw River Haw River, NC
- Town of Ossipee Elon, NC
- Town of Whitsett Whitsett, NC
- Village of Alamance Alamance, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Burlington 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells