Public water system record
Town of Bladenboro
Serves Bladenboro, Bladen County, NC · 3,175 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Bladenboro 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
- 7
Key facts
- Town of Bladenboro draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2024.
- Record on file since 2000, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,224 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Town of Bladenboro go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began April 2015, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Town of Bladenboro between 2008 and 2024, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 25, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 8, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Dec 29, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 26, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
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 Bladenboro draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Bladenboro.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen Elizabethtown, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Bladenboro 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