Public water system record
Town of Benson
Serves Benson, Johnston County, NC · 4,802 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Benson 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
- Town of Benson buys its water from City of Dunn and Johnston Co-West.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2023.
- Record on file since 1997, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 941 unknown out of 2,116 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
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Town of Benson go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2003, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Town of Benson between 2008 and 2023, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 15, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 2, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 13, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| Feb 19, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 26, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Benson buys its water from City of Dunn and Johnston Co-West. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Johnston Co-East. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Benson.
Buys water from
- City of Dunn Dunn, NC
- Johnston Co-West Smithfield, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Johnston Co-East Smithfield, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Benson 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
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