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Town of Tabor City

Serves Tabor City, Columbus County, NC · 3,277 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Tabor City in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • NC0424015
  • TABOR CITY
  • NC
  • 3,277 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28463
EPA system ID NC0424015

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Town of Tabor City draws water from 4 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
  • Record on file since 1985, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 42 unknown out of 1,406 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1985

EPA's records for Town of Tabor City go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 105 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 32
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 66
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 2

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Town of Tabor City between 2013 and 2025, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 1, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jul 19, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 18, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jul 21, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jun 27, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Town of Tabor City draws water from 4 wells. It also buys water from GSW&Sa. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Tabor City.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Town of Tabor City 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.

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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.

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