Public water system record
Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen
Serves an area of Bladen County, NC that includes Elizabethtown, Butters and Clarkton · 14,408 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 28 monitoring/reporting issues for Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen 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
- 28
Key facts
- Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen draws water from 8 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2020.
- Record on file since 2002, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,403 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 24 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 28 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2003, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen between 2012 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 26 violations: Heptachlor, 2,4-D, Benzo(a)pyrene, Pentachlorophenol, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) |
| Nov 20, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 14, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 19, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Apr 15, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, CHLOROBENZENE, Benzene |
| Jun 19, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Apr 30, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| May 15, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen draws water from 8 wells. It also has emergency connections to Town of Bladenboro, Town of Clarkton, Town of East Arcadia and Town of Elizabethtown. 1 other community water system buys water from Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen. 5 other public water systems have emergency connections to Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Bladenboro Bladenboro, NC
- Town of Clarkton Clarkton, NC
- Town of East Arcadia Riegel Wood, NC
- Town of Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- South Point SD Fayetteville, NC
Annual water quality report
Bladen Co Wtr Dist-West Bladen 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