Public water system record
Town of Powellsville
Serves Powellsville, Bertie County, NC · 482 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Powellsville 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
- 4
Key facts
- Town of Powellsville buys its water from Bertie County Regional Water.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2024.
- Record on file since 1997, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 6 lead and 0 unknown out of 196 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 |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Town of Powellsville go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 26 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 11 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2007, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Town of Powellsville between 2008 and 2024, filed as 12 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 25, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 14, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Oct 29, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| Jul 15, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 15, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| May 3, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Mar 18, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
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
Town of Powellsville buys its water from Bertie County Regional Water. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Powellsville.
Buys water from
- Bertie County Regional Water Windsor, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Powellsville 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Town of Powellsville for a copy.
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