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Moore Co Public Util-Vass

Serves Vass, Moore County, NC · 1,862 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Moore Co Public Util-Vass in the last ten years.

  • NC0363045
  • CARTHAGE
  • NC
  • 1,862 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28327
EPA system ID NC0363045

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Moore Co Public Util-Vass buys its water from East Moore Water District.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, July 2015.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 690 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.

None since October 2016.

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
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Moore Co Public Util-Vass go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 18
1990s 0 12
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 0 2

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Moore Co Public Util-Vass in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 21, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

Moore Co Public Util-Vass buys its water from East Moore Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Moore Co Public Util-Vass 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.

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Testing your own water

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