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Northampton--Gaston

Serves an area of Northampton County, NC that includes Gaston · 1,123 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Northampton--Gaston in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • NC0466113
  • JACKSON
  • NC
  • 1,123 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 27845
EPA system ID NC0466113

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Northampton--Gaston buys its water from Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2021.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 440 unknown out of 440 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.

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 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 5, 2019 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for Northampton--Gaston go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 2 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 7
2020s 1 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2011, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.106 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Northampton--Gaston between 2008 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2021.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 27, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
May 6, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 17, 2020 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jul 24, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
May 24, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Nov 20, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
May 14, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
May 4, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 3, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 17, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

Northampton--Gaston buys its water from Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Northampton--Progressive. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Northampton--Gaston. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Northampton--Gaston.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Northampton--Gaston 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

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