Public water system record
Town of Pinebluff
Serves Pinebluff, Moore County, NC · 2,054 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Pinebluff in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Town of Pinebluff draws water from 5 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, May 2025.
- Record on file since 1996, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,027 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Town of Pinebluff go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 132 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 13 | 129 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 22 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 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, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 28 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 34 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 29 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 41 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 2, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 34 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 29 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 41 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Town of Pinebluff between 2007 and 2025, filed as 15 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Nov 13, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 18, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 27, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jun 27, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 11, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| May 19, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Apr 24, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Combined Uranium |
| Apr 3, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Carbofuran, OXAMYL |
| Jan 16, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,2-Dichloropropane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, CHLOROBENZENE, Benzene, Toluene |
| Nov 20, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane |
| Dec 18, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations (11 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
What the violations mean
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
2 incidentsTest results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Town of Pinebluff draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Pinebluff 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