Public water system record
River Oaks S/D
Serves Oak Ridge, Guilford County, NC · 409 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for River Oaks S/D in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- River Oaks S/D draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
- Record on file since 1994, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 160 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.
None since October 2016.
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, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for River Oaks S/D go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.2 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against River Oaks S/D between 2014 and 2024, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 21, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Combined Uranium, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
River Oaks S/D draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
River Oaks S/D 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask River Oaks S/D for a copy.
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