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Braxton Hills/Simmons Heights

Serves an area of Cumberland County, NC that includes Fayetteville · 680 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Braxton Hills/Simmons Heights in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.

  • NC0326124
  • CARY
  • NC
  • 680 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 27511
EPA system ID NC0326124

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Braxton Hills/Simmons Heights draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2025.
  • Record on file since 1985, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 235 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved No

Full record since 1985

EPA's records for Braxton Hills/Simmons Heights go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (12 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 10
1990s 1 1
2000s 14 13
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2006, Resolved.

Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.9 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.2 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.9 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.9 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2000 Archived
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2000 Archived
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1999 Archived

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Braxton Hills/Simmons Heights between 2005 and 2025, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 14, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Oct 22, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Uranium
Nov 15, 2005 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 22 violations (22 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

What the violations mean

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

1 incident

Test results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Braxton Hills/Simmons Heights draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Braxton Hills/Simmons Heights 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

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