Public water system record
Town of Wadesboro
Serves Wadesboro, Anson County, NC · 5,608 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Wadesboro 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
- 2
Key facts
- Town of Wadesboro buys its water from Anson County Water System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2023.
- Record on file since 1980, with 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,311 unknown out of 2,323 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Wadesboro go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 24 health-based violations (24 resolved) and 36 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 24 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2009, Resolved.
Show all 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.079 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.113 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.141 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.15 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.115 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.077 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08216 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07141 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06605 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Town of Wadesboro between 2005 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 13, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 27, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 28, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Atrazine |
| Jan 7, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Atrazine |
| Apr 22, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations: Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), CYANIDE |
| Dec 14, 2006 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Dec 22, 2005 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 16 violations (16 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
Town of Wadesboro buys its water from Anson County Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Anson County Water System Wadesboro, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Wadesboro 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