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Richmond County Water System

Serves an area of Richmond County, NC that includes Rockingham, Hoffman, Cordova and 3 more places · 22,387 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Richmond County Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NC0377109
  • ROCKINGHAM
  • NC
  • 22,387 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 28380
EPA system ID NC0377109

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Richmond County Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by North Carolina, March 2023.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,525 unknown out of 8,191 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 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 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 21, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Richmond County Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 9
2000s 0 10
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Richmond County Water System between 1994 and 2023, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 28, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL
Nov 3, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL
Jul 21, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Feb 23, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL
Jan 27, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 18, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Dalapon
Dec 22, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Dec 20, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Oct 25, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 1, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Atrazine, Simazine
Jul 29, 1994 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jul 29, 1994 North Carolina Administrative penalty 5 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Richmond County Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has emergency connections to Anson County Water System and Hamlet Water System. 2 other community water systems buy water from Richmond County Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Richmond County Water System.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Richmond County Water System 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

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