Public water system record
Town of Cameron
Serves Cameron, Moore County, NC · 490 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Cameron 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
- 9
Key facts
- Town of Cameron draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 234 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 7, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 7, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Cameron go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 523 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 20 |
| 1990s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 451 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 45 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 15 formal enforcement actions against Town of Cameron between 2003 and 2025, filed as 19 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 14, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 15, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Jun 29, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Feb 6, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate |
| Nov 29, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 7, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene |
| Oct 14, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jun 17, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Oct 15, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jun 16, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Benzene, Toluene, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene |
| Mar 31, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: Tetrachloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE, Benzene, Ethylbenzene, Styrene |
| Apr 3, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Jul 2, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 84 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, Vinyl chloride, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Jun 3, 2003 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 64 violations: Benzene, DICHLOROMETHANE, Xylenes, Total, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
Where the water comes from
Town of Cameron draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to East Moore Water District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- East Moore Water District Carthage, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Cameron 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 Town of Cameron 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