Public water system record
Chowan Co Water System
Serves an area of Chowan County, NC that includes Edenton, Cape Colony, Arrowhead Beach and 1 more place · 11,722 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Chowan Co Water System 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
- Chowan Co Water System draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, May 2020.
- Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,711 service lines.
Check whether Chowan Co Water System serves your address
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
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Chowan Co Water System go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Chowan Co Water System between 2015 and 2020, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 27, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Apr 8, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, 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
Chowan Co Water System draws water from 7 wells. It also has emergency connections to Gates County Water System, Perquimans County Water System and Town of Edenton. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Chowan Co Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Gates County Water System Gatesville, NC
- Perquimans County Water System Hertford, NC
- Town of Edenton Edenton, NC
Annual water quality report
Chowan Co Water System 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