Public water system record
Ocean Sands Development
Serves an area of Currituck County, NC · 2,600 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Ocean Sands Development in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Ocean Sands Development buys its water from Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 354 unknown out of 1,050 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Ocean Sands Development go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 151 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 57 |
| 2000s | 3 | 94 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2005, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.171 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.16166 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.16166 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Ocean Sands Development buys its water from Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst Corolla, NC
Annual water quality report
Ocean Sands Development 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.
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