Public water system record
Town of Rich Square
Serves Rich Square, Northampton County, NC · 1,067 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Rich Square 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
- 1
Key facts
- Town of Rich Square draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2019.
- Record on file since 1985, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 501 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Town of Rich Square go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 12 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2005, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Town of Rich Square between 2014 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 14, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Feb 4, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Hexachlorocyclopentadiene |
Where the water comes from
Town of Rich Square draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Northampton--Milwaukee. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Rich Square.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Northampton--Milwaukee Jackson, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Rich Square 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