Public water system record
Town of Atlantic Beach
Serves Atlantic Beach, Carteret County, NC · 6,380 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Atlantic Beach in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Town of Atlantic Beach draws water from 5 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2020.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2020.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,882 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Town of Atlantic Beach go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2016, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Town of Atlantic Beach and issued 1 boil water order between 2016 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 14, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 14, 2017 | North Carolina | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Apr 11, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
2 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Town of Atlantic Beach draws water from 5 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Pine Knoll Shores. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Atlantic Beach.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Pine Knoll Shores Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Atlantic Beach 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