Public water system record
City of Dunn
Serves Erwin and Dunn, Harnett County, NC · 12,442 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Dunn 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
- 1
Key facts
- City of Dunn draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, February 2017.
- Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,446 unknown out of 5,166 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for City of Dunn go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Dunn between 2008 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 26, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Dunn draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Harnett Regional Water. 4 other community water systems buy water from City of Dunn. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Dunn.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Harnett Regional Water Lillington, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Eastover Sanitary District Eastover, NC
- Falcon Water System Falcon, NC
- Sampson Co Wtr Dist II - Plainview Clinton, NC
- Town of Benson Benson, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Dunn 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