Public water system record
City of Rockingham
Serves Rockingham, Richmond County, NC · 12,510 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Rockingham in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- City of Rockingham draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, June 2025.
- Record on file since 1997, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for City of Rockingham go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2003, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06209 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06512 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0811 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0901 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Rockingham between 2014 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 26, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 19, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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
City of Rockingham draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from Hamlet Water System and Richmond County Water System.
Buys water from
- Hamlet Water System Hamlet, NC
- Richmond County Water System Rockingham, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Rockingham 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