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City of Reidsville

Serves Reidsville, Rockingham County, NC · 14,585 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Reidsville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.

  • NC0279020
  • REIDSVILLE
  • NC
  • 14,585 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 27230
EPA system ID NC0279020

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • City of Reidsville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, February 2023.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,291 unknown out of 6,905 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
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2022 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, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 May 11, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for City of Reidsville go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (15 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 17
1990s 0 17
2000s 12 9
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 2 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2010, Resolved.

Show all 15 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, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.079 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.078 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 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, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 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)
 Apr 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)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06111 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against City of Reidsville between 2007 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 7, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Mar 30, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Aug 2, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jun 17, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Mar 3, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 19, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 18, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL
Oct 23, 2007 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

City of Reidsville draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to City of Greensboro. 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Reidsville.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Reidsville 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.

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Testing your own water

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