Public water system record
City of Clinton
Serves Clinton, Sampson County, NC · 11,145 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Clinton 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
- 0
Key facts
- City of Clinton draws water from 12 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by North Carolina, November 2011.
- Record on file since 1994, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,120 unknown out of 4,329 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for City of Clinton go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1994, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Clinton in 2011. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 13, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
City of Clinton draws water from 12 wells. 4 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Clinton.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Sampson Co Wtr Dist I - Airport Clinton, NC
- Sampson Co Wtr Dist I - Five Bridge Clinton, NC
- Sampson Co Wtr Dist I - Indiantown Clinton, NC
- Sampson Co Wtr Dist II Clinton, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Clinton 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