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Town of Severn

Serves Severn, Northampton County, NC · 325 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Severn in the last ten years.

  • NC0466015
  • SEVERN
  • NC
  • 325 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 27877
EPA system ID NC0466015

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Town of Severn draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2023.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 140 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Town of Severn go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 5
2000s 0 30
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 5
2020s 0 3

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Town of Severn between 2011 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 13, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Oct 27, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Sep 3, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Dec 20, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Apr 3, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
May 11, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Apr 20, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

Town of Severn draws water from 1 well. It also has an emergency connection to Northampton--Milwaukee. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Severn.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Town of Severn 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Town of Severn for a copy.

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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.

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