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Town of Kenly

Serves Kenly, Johnston County, NC · 2,301 people served

Federal records show 13 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Kenly in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NC0351030
  • KENLY
  • NC
  • 2,301 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 27542
EPA system ID NC0351030

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
13
Resolved
13
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Town of Kenly buys its water from Johnston Co-East.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2024.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 900 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 18, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 18, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 26, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Town of Kenly go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 4
2000s 2 25
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 13
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 2
2020s 9 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2012, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 18 formal enforcement actions against Town of Kenly between 2010 and 2024, filed as 22 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 22, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 14, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 14, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Mar 9, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Sep 17, 2020 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 26, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Jul 17, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 13, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Total Coliform
May 6, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform
Apr 14, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations: Public Notice
Jun 19, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Asbestos
Jun 10, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Mar 27, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Chlorine
Feb 19, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 13, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Dec 13, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 21, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Dec 10, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

13 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Kenly buys its water from Johnston Co-East. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Wilson Co Southwest Water Dist. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Kenly.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Town of Kenly 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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