Public water system record
Hoke Co Regional Water System
Serves an area of Hoke County, NC that includes Raeford, Five Points, Rockfish and 4 more places · 36,640 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Hoke Co Regional Water System 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
- 2
Key facts
- Hoke Co Regional Water System draws water from 25 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2018.
- Record on file since 1997, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 10,408 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 |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 30, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Hoke Co Regional Water System go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 383 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 6 | 272 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 111 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Thallium, Total, began October 2005, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.03 mg/L, federal limit 0.002 mg/L (15 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.02275 mg/L, federal limit 0.002 mg/L (11 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.18 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Hoke Co Regional Water System between 2008 and 2018, filed as 37 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Apr 21, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 24 violations: Toxaphene, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), Chlordane, BHC-GAMMA, Heptachlor |
| Mar 4, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 24 violations: Endrin, Heptachlor, Chlordane, Methoxychlor, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) |
| Sep 8, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,2-Dichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene, Benzene |
| Dec 20, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Aug 8, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2-Dichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene, Benzene |
| Feb 29, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 42 violations: 1,2-Dichloroethane, Xylenes, Total, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Feb 7, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 42 violations: 1,2-Dichloroethane, Xylenes, Total, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane |
| May 3, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE |
| Dec 21, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE, Benzene, Xylenes, Total |
| Jun 18, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations: Selenium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), CYANIDE, Fluoride |
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
Hoke Co Regional Water System draws water from 25 wells. It also buys water from Doc-McCain Hospital. It also has emergency connections to Robeson County Water System, Hillcrest-Scurlock Water Inc, Town of Aberdeen and Hoke Co Regional--Rockfish. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Hoke Co Regional Water System.
Buys water from
- Doc-McCain Hospital Raleigh, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Robeson County Water System Lumberton, NC
- Hillcrest-Scurlock Water Inc Raeford, NC
- Town of Aberdeen Aberdeen, NC
- Hoke Co Regional--Rockfish Raeford, NC
Annual water quality report
Hoke Co Regional Water System 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