Public water system record
Middlesex Water System
Serves Middlesex, Nash County, NC · 1,389 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Middlesex Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 19
Key facts
- Middlesex Water System draws water from 3 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, 0.00007 mg/L, federal limit 0.00005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2023.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2025.
- Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 631 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.00007 mg/L, federal limit 0.00005 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
320 | Apr 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.00006 mg/L, federal limit 0.00005 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
320 | Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 20, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 26, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 23, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 19, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 17, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Middlesex Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 72 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 57 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 | 15 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: 1,1-Dichloroethylene, began January 2011, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.009 mg/L, federal limit 0.007 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.007 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.007 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.007 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.009 mg/L, federal limit 0.007 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.008 mg/L, federal limit 0.007 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 22 formal enforcement actions against Middlesex Water System between 2009 and 2025, filed as 27 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Heptachlor epoxide |
| Oct 22, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| May 8, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlordane |
| Aug 19, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 13, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 15, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Apr 18, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE |
| Mar 2, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 25, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 19, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 14, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Aug 14, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 17, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 22, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Heptachlor epoxide |
| Apr 27, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations: 2,4-D, 2,4,5-TP, Picloram, Dalapon, Pentachlorophenol |
| Mar 27, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Dalapon, Picloram, 2,4,5-TP, Pentachlorophenol, 2,4-D |
| Nov 30, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 11, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 25, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Mar 30, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): 1,1-Dichloroethylene |
| Jul 30, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
2 incidentsTest results for ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Middlesex Water System draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Middlesex 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.
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