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Town of Bunn

Serves Bunn, Franklin County, NC · 950 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Bunn in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NC0235025
  • BUNN
  • NC
  • 950 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 27508
EPA system ID NC0235025

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Town of Bunn buys its water from Franklin County Water & Sewer.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 314 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 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 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

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, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 21, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 27, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 21, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Town of Bunn go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (17 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 60 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 2 5
1990s 1 35
2000s 8 11
2010 to October 18, 2016 8 9
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 4
2020s 0 6

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

Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0805 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1996 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 28.79 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Oct 30, 1981 Archived
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 30, 1981 Archived

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Town of Bunn between 2007 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 1, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Dec 15, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Oct 27, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Apr 18, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Jan 19, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Oct 21, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 25, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jun 16, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 20, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Total Coliform
Aug 13, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Feb 19, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 23, 2007 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Bunn buys its water from Franklin County Water & Sewer. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Bunn 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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