Public water system record
Eckerd Candor
On record as serving Candor, Montgomery County, NC · Serves 92 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Eckerd Candor in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 12
Key facts
- Eckerd Candor draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, June 2025.
- Record on file since 1985, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 8 unknown out of 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 15, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Eckerd Candor go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 51 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 29 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 10 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Eckerd Candor between 2013 and 2025, filed as 10 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Aug 13, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| May 8, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jun 15, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 2, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 21, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 15, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 9, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jul 24, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Eckerd Candor draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Eckerd Candor 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Eckerd Candor for a copy.
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