Public water system record
Town of Madison
Serves Madison, Rockingham County, NC · 2,116 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Madison 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
- 4
Key facts
- Town of Madison draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by North Carolina, July 2023.
- Record on file since 1990, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 984 unknown out of 1,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Town of Madison go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 12 |
| 2000s | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2011, Resolved.
Show all 3 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)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | 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, 2011 | Resolved |
|
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, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Town of Madison between 2010 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Feb 22, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Fluoride |
| Feb 9, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
| Feb 6, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jun 11, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: CYANIDE |
| Mar 5, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: CYANIDE |
| Feb 14, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Mar 3, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Town of Madison draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Town of Mayodan. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Madison. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Madison.
Buys water from
- Town of Mayodan Mayodan, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Rockingham Co - 220 Corridor Wentworth, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Madison 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
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