Public water system record
Town of Beaufort
Serves Beaufort, Carteret County, NC · 4,452 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Beaufort 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
- Town of Beaufort draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2022.
- Record on file since 1999, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,455 unknown out of 1,455 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
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Town of Beaufort go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Town of Beaufort between 2011 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 25, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Oct 10, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 11, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 18, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 10, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): 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 Beaufort draws water from 4 wells. It also has an emergency connection to North River/Mill Creek Water Service Dis. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Beaufort.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- North River/Mill Creek Water Service Dis Charlotte, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Beaufort 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