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Dutchess Forest S/D

Serves an area of Columbus County, NC that includes Brunswick · 81 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Dutchess Forest S/D in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • NC0424102
  • BRUNSWICK
  • NC
  • 81 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 28424
EPA system ID NC0424102

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Dutchess Forest S/D draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, May 2018.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 37 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Apr 3, 2018 Resolved No

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
 Apr 3, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Dutchess Forest S/D go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 61 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 16
1990s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 43
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Dutchess Forest S/D between 2012 and 2018, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 23, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 2, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Apr 11, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 42 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Dutchess Forest S/D draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Brunswick. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Dutchess Forest S/D.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Dutchess Forest S/D 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 Dutchess Forest S/D for a copy.

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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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