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Town of Ellerbe

Serves an area of Richmond County, NC that includes Ellerbe · 2,050 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Ellerbe in the last ten years, including an unresolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • NC0377020
  • ELLERBE
  • NC
  • 2,050 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28338
EPA system ID NC0377020

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
2
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • Town of Ellerbe buys its water from Richmond County Water System.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2025.
  • Record on file since 1997, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 670 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Dec 10, 2025 Active No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 11, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 21, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1997

EPA's records for Town of Ellerbe go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 11
2010 to October 18, 2016 10 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2
2020s 2 12

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2014, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.077 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Town of Ellerbe between 2013 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 5, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 31, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Dec 17, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 20, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Dec 14, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 2, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 10, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 18, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 27, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 22, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 21, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations (8 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Apr 12, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Ellerbe buys its water from Richmond County Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

Annual water quality report

Town of Ellerbe 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.

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