Public water system record
Anson County Water System
Serves an area of Anson County, NC that includes Lilesville, Wadesboro and Polkton · 13,880 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 62 monitoring/reporting issues for Anson County Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
Source water
Surface water
ZIP
28170
EPA system ID
NC0304010
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 62
Key facts
- Anson County Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, July 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,114 unknown out of 5,114 service lines.
Check whether Anson County Water System serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
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
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Anson County Water System go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (9 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 93 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 | 22 |
| 2000s | 10 | 29 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 37 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 17 |
| 2020s | 0 | 44 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began May 2009, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 33 formal enforcement actions against Anson County Water System and issued 1 boil water order between 2003 and 2025, filed as 61 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Dec 17, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 14, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Chloramine |
| Jul 18, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Mar 28, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 24 violations: Simazine, Benzo(a)pyrene, Dinoseb, Dalapon, Methoxychlor |
| Jan 5, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 9, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 13, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 30, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 30, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 5, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 18, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 25, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 13, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 7, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 3, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 26, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 27, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 4, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 24 violations: Toxaphene, Heptachlor epoxide, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), Methoxychlor, HEXACHLOROBENZENE |
| Feb 10, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 24 violations: Toxaphene, Heptachlor epoxide, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), Pentachlorophenol, Methoxychlor |
| Oct 25, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Mar 4, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 22, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 13, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 15, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 20, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 12, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 24 violations: Chlordane, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), Pentachlorophenol, Benzo(a)pyrene, HEXACHLOROBENZENE |
| May 30, 2009 | North Carolina | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 1, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jan 31, 2003 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Anson County Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. 8 other community water systems buy water from Anson County Water System. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Anson County Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Ansonville Water System Ansonville, NC
- Lilesville Water System Lilesville, NC
- Morven Water System Morven, NC
- Peachland Water System Peachland, NC
- Polkton - South Polkton, NC
- Polkton Water System Polkton, NC
- Town of Marshville Marshville, NC
- Town of Wadesboro Wadesboro, NC
Annual water quality report
Anson County Water System 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.
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