Public water system record
Town of White Lake
Serves White Lake, Bladen County, NC · 5,770 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of White Lake 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
- 3
Key facts
- Town of White Lake draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, April 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,725 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 |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Town of White Lake go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 41 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 27 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of White Lake between 2008 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jul 20, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 14, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
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 White Lake draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Bladen Co Wtr Dist-East Bladen. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of White Lake.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Bladen Co Wtr Dist-East Bladen Elizabethtown, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of White Lake 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