Public water system record
Town of Manteo
Serves Manteo, Dare County, NC · 2,638 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Manteo 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
- 1
Key facts
- Town of Manteo buys its water from Dare County Water System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, July 2016.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,610 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Manteo go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 | 18 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2003, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Manteo between 2008 and 2016, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jun 13, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Town of Manteo buys its water from Dare County Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Dare County Water System Kill Devil Hills, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Manteo 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells