Public water system record
Cardinal Care of Hope Mills
Serves Hope Mills, Cumberland County, NC · 28 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Cardinal Care of Hope Mills in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 15
Key facts
- Cardinal Care of Hope Mills draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2025.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2 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
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Apr 3, 2012 | 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 11, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 3, 2012 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Cardinal Care of Hope Mills go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 90 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 67 |
| 2000s | 0 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began April 2012, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 3, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 30, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators and EPA took 18 formal enforcement actions against Cardinal Care of Hope Mills between 1995 and 2025, filed as 22 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 18, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 30, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 14, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 4, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| May 14, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 13, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 15, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 29, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Dec 1, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jul 8, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 26, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 22, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Aug 7, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 31, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 4, 1996 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations: Thallium, Total, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Fluoride, Nickel |
| Nov 4, 1996 | North Carolina | Administrative penalty | 12 violations: Thallium, Total, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Fluoride, Nickel |
| May 25, 1995 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Cardinal Care of Hope Mills draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Cardinal Care of Hope Mills 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Cardinal Care of Hope Mills for a copy.
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