Public water system record
Duplin County Water System
Serves an area of Duplin County, NC that includes Kenansville, Potters Hill, Bowdens and 1 more place · 18,542 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Duplin County Water System 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
- Duplin County Water System draws water from 14 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2016.
- Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 10,090 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 1994
EPA's records for Duplin County Water System go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 167 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 161 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2001, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Duplin County Water System between 2001 and 2016, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jul 2, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, Ethylbenzene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Tetrachloroethylene |
| Jun 18, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations: Barium, Chromium (total), CYANIDE, Mercury, Nickel |
| May 23, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 52 violations: Atrazine, LASSO, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, Toxaphene |
| Mar 6, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 42 violations: Vinyl chloride, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene |
| Jun 8, 2001 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Duplin County Water System draws water from 14 wells. It also has emergency connections to Town of Beulaville, Town of Calypso, Chinquapin Water Association, Deep Run Water Corporation, Town of Greenevers, Town of Kenansville, Town of Magnolia, Town of Wallace, Town of Warsaw, Town of Faison, Town of Rose Hill and Town of Teachey. 12 other public water systems have emergency connections to Duplin County Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Beulaville Beulaville, NC
- Town of Calypso Calypso, NC
- Chinquapin Water Association Chinquapin, NC
- Deep Run Water Corporation Deep Run, NC
- Town of Greenevers Rose Hill, NC
- Town of Kenansville Kenansville, NC
- Town of Magnolia Magnolia, NC
- Town of Wallace Wallace, NC
- Town of Warsaw Warsaw, NC
- Town of Faison Faison, NC
- Town of Rose Hill Rose Hill, NC
- Town of Teachey Teachey, NC
Annual water quality report
Duplin County Water System 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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