Public water system record
Baywood Forest S/D
Serves an area of Wake County, NC that includes Knightdale · 533 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Baywood Forest S/D in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Baywood Forest S/D draws water from 3 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, 78 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (5.2 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2025.
- Record on file since 1993, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 209 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 78 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (5.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 74 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (4.9 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 76 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (5.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 73 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (4.9 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 18, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Baywood Forest S/D go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (18 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 58 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 31 |
| 2000s | 16 | 26 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 73 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (4.9 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 43.4 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 122.5 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (8.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 24.72 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 27, 1993 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 27, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Baywood Forest S/D between 2008 and 2025, filed as 12 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Aug 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 23, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Chlorine |
| Nov 18, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 26, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Oct 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| May 26, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Sep 12, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 20, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Combined Uranium |
What the violations mean
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
4 incidentsTest results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Baywood Forest S/D draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Baywood Forest S/D 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells