Public water system record
Country Living Apts
On record as serving Germanton, Stokes County, NC · Serves 66 people
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Country Living Apts in the last ten years, including an unresolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 13
Key facts
- Country Living Apts draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
- Record on file since 1990, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Dec 10, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 17, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 16, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 16, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 19, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
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, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Country Living Apts go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 120 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 54 |
| 2000s | 0 | 47 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 19 |
| 2020s | 2 | 12 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 1997, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 22 formal enforcement actions against Country Living Apts between 2008 and 2025, filed as 38 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Public Notice |
| Aug 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 20, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 16, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 24, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 18, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 31, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Nov 10, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 30, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 3, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 14, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jan 13, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 18, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Apr 12, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 15 violations: LASSO, Atrazine, Carbofuran, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Dinoseb |
| Apr 7, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Antimony, Total |
| Feb 25, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Apr 20, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 23, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 18, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 9, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 26, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 9, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Country Living Apts draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Country Living Apts 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 Country Living Apts 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