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Town of Mocksville

Serves Mocksville, Davie County, NC · 6,147 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Mocksville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • NC0230010
  • MOCKSVILLE
  • NC
  • 6,147 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 27028
EPA system ID NC0230010

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Town of Mocksville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by North Carolina, September 2023.
  • Record on file since 1983, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,111 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Feb 1, 2023 Resolved No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 1, 2022 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 3, 2023 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1983

EPA's records for Town of Mocksville go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 33 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 2
1990s 0 7
2000s 8 24
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 2 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2007 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, 2006 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2006 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Town of Mocksville between 2007 and 2023, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 7, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations: CARBON, TOTAL, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
May 3, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Mar 28, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 21, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Nov 13, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Aug 22, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 11, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Feb 19, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 26, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jul 24, 2007 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Feb 16, 2007 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

Town of Mocksville draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Davie County Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Mocksville.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Town of Mocksville 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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