Public water system record
Town of Norlina
Serves Norlina, Warren County, NC · 1,108 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 21 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Norlina in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 21
Key facts
- Town of Norlina buys its water from Warren County Water System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, February 2025.
- Record on file since 1997, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 356 unknown out of 720 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 REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 5, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 12, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 24, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 7, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 11, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Town of Norlina go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 48 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 36 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 14 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 1997, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 33 formal enforcement actions against Town of Norlina between 2007 and 2025, filed as 34 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 8, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| May 10, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Apr 16, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 5, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 12, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 9, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
| Mar 30, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 25, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Oct 27, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 3, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 23, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 30, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 5, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 20, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 6, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 3, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 16, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 6, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 3, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 17, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 8, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jun 1, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 24, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 30, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 2, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 12, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Dec 10, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 29, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 18, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 26, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 24, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 13, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Town of Norlina buys its water from Warren County Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Warren County Water System Warrenton, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Norlina 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