Public water system record
Town of Nashville
Serves Nashville, Nash County, NC · 5,900 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 50 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Nashville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
Source water
Purchased surface water
ZIP
27856
EPA system ID
NC0464020
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 50
Key facts
- Town of Nashville draws water from 3 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 13 unknown out of 1,793 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 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 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 9, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 19, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 8, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 20, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 24, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2015 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 4, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 24, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Nashville go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 187 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 142 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 41 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2004, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 16, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 16, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 35 formal enforcement actions against Town of Nashville between 2006 and 2025, filed as 40 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 30, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 24, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 28, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 26, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 24, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Dec 21, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Oct 30, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 29, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 13, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| May 3, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Nitrate |
| Jan 24, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Nitrate |
| Dec 18, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 20, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 30, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Apr 18, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Apr 4, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 26 violations: HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Pentachlorophenol, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene, OXAMYL |
| Feb 10, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 26 violations: HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Pentachlorophenol, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), Methoxychlor, Toxaphene |
| Mar 18, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 8, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Sep 3, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 14, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Oct 15, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jun 19, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
| May 23, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Nov 22, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jun 6, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jun 1, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 1, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 15, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| May 4, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Nov 30, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Jul 11, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 17, 2006 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
2 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Town of Nashville draws water from 3 wells. It also buys water from City of Rocky Mount. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Nashville.
Buys water from
- City of Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Nash County Water System Area 2 Nashville, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Nashville 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