Public water system record
City of Washington
Serves an area of Beaufort County, NC that includes Washington · 13,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Washington in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- City of Washington draws water from 8 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2018.
- Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 2,597 unknown out of 4,605 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for City of Washington go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Washington in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
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 Washington draws water from 8 wells. It also has emergency connections to Chocowinity Water System and Beaufort Co Northside Regional Water. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Washington. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Washington.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Chocowinity Water System Chocowinity, NC
- Beaufort Co Northside Regional Water Washington, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Beaufort Co Northside Regional Water Washington, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Washington 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