Public water system record
Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth
Serves an area of Stokes County, NC that includes Germanton · 420 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth 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
- 3
Key facts
- Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth buys its water from City of Winston-Salem.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2020.
- Record on file since 2000, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 175 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 28 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2011, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth between 2007 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 28, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 4, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Oct 17, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 14, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 31, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 7, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Mar 24, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 18, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 30, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jul 11, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth buys its water from City of Winston-Salem. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth.
Buys water from
- City of Winston-Salem Pfafftown, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Town of Walnut Cove Walnut Cove, NC
Annual water quality report
Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth 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 Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth 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