Public water system record
Town of Faison
Serves Faison, Duplin County, NC · 1,410 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 27 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Faison in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 27
Key facts
- Town of Faison draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2025.
- Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 29, 2023 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Town of Faison go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 26 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Town of Faison between 2014 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 8, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Jan 28, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, o-Dichlorobenzene, Trichloroethylene, Tetrachloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE |
| Dec 12, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Town of Faison draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Duplin County Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Faison.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Duplin County Water System Kenansville, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Faison 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