Public water system record
Buffalo Creek S/D
Serves an area of Johnston County, NC · 721 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Buffalo Creek S/D 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
- 0
Key facts
- Buffalo Creek S/D draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2015.
- Record on file since 2000, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 284 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Buffalo Creek S/D go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 17 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Buffalo Creek S/D between 2007 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 12, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 21, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 27, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 18, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Buffalo Creek S/D draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Buffalo Creek S/D 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