Public water system record
Beaufort Co Southside
Serves an area of Beaufort County, NC that includes Cypress Landing · 9,369 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Beaufort Co Southside 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
- Beaufort Co Southside draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by North Carolina, July 2008.
- Record on file since 2002, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,767 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 2002
EPA's records for Beaufort Co Southside go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 45 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2002, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Beaufort Co Southside in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in July 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, Benzene |
Where the water comes from
Beaufort Co Southside draws water from 6 wells. It also has emergency connections to Aurora Water System and Chocowinity Water System. 2 other community water systems buy water from Beaufort Co Southside. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Beaufort Co Southside.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Aurora Water System Aurora, NC
- Chocowinity Water System Chocowinity, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Aurora Water System Aurora, NC
- Beaufort Co Northside Regional Water Washington, NC
Annual water quality report
Beaufort Co Southside 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