Public water system record
Town of Dover
Serves Dover, Craven County, NC · 425 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Dover in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Town of Dover draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2024.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 259 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 21, 2014 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Dover go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 41 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 21 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1992, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators and EPA took 15 formal enforcement actions against Town of Dover between 2000 and 2024, filed as 21 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 25, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 22, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 30, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Dec 18, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 30, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Jun 18, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Apr 16, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 21, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| Jun 26, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 3, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Jan 26, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 30, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| May 23, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Dalapon |
| May 25, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Dover draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Craven County Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Craven County Water System New Bern, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Dover 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 Town of Dover for a copy.
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