Public water system record
Town of Murfreesboro
Serves Murfreesboro, Hertford County, NC · 3,645 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Murfreesboro 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
- 6
Key facts
- Town of Murfreesboro draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, May 2022.
- Record on file since 1997, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,533 unknown out of 1,553 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Town of Murfreesboro go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began November 2010, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Town of Murfreesboro and issued 1 boil water order between 2010 and 2022, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Mar 30, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 18, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 31, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 9, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 9, 2010 | North Carolina | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
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 Murfreesboro draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Hertford County Rural Water. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Murfreesboro.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Hertford County Rural Water Winton, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Murfreesboro 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