Public water system record
Town of Aberdeen
Serves Aberdeen, Moore County, NC · 12,473 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Aberdeen 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
- 1
Key facts
- Town of Aberdeen draws water from 20 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by North Carolina, June 2013.
- Record on file since 2002, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 27 unknown out of 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Town of Aberdeen go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (15 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Trichloroethylene, began April 2012, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.006 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.1 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Town of Aberdeen between 2006 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: BHC-GAMMA |
| Mar 22, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: BHC-GAMMA |
| Nov 22, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Feb 3, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Trichloroethylene |
| Sep 21, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Dec 13, 2006 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Oct 18, 2006 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Town of Aberdeen draws water from 20 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Aberdeen. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Aberdeen.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Moore Co Public Util-Pinehurst Carthage, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Aberdeen 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