Public water system record
City of Sanford
Serves an area of Lee County, NC that includes Sanford · 48,350 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Sanford 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
- 18
Key facts
- City of Sanford draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2023.
- Record on file since 2002, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15,612 unknown out of 22,520 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for City of Sanford go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 17 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2011, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.105 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08175 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against City of Sanford between 2010 and 2023, filed as 5 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 |
| Apr 4, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 16 violations: Toxaphene, Heptachlor epoxide, BHC-GAMMA, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Methoxychlor |
| Feb 10, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 16 violations: Heptachlor epoxide, BHC-GAMMA, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene |
| Aug 19, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
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
City of Sanford draws water from 1 surface water intake. 4 other community water systems buy water from City of Sanford. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Sanford.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Carolina Trace Water System Charlotte, NC
- Chatham Co-Asbury Sanford, NC
- Goldston-Gulf Sanitary Dist Goldston, NC
- Town of Broadway Broadway, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Sanford 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