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Town of Southern Pines

Serves Pinebluff, Southern Pines and Pinehurst, Moore County, NC · 24,102 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Southern Pines in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • NC0363010
  • PINEBLUFF
  • NC
  • 24,102 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 28373
EPA system ID NC0363010

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Town of Southern Pines draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2017.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,538 unknown out of 11,301 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 16, 2017 Active
Enforcement action in place
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jun 11, 2016 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Town of Southern Pines go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 11 20
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2004, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09532 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09037 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09089 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09742 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09052 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1197 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1098 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.10383 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08941 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09971 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08781 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of Southern Pines between 2011 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 12, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Jul 15, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Feb 2, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Dec 13, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

Town of Southern Pines draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Carthage. 5 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Town of Southern Pines. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Southern Pines.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Town of Southern Pines 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

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