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Town of Surf City

Serves Surf City, Pender County, NC · 9,730 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Surf City in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • NC0471015
  • SURF CITY
  • NC
  • 9,730 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 28445
EPA system ID NC0471015

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Town of Surf City draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 26 unknown out of 5,056 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
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Town of Surf City go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (21 resolved) and 115 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 20
1990s 1 2
2000s 0 73
2010 to October 18, 2016 20 20
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2014, Resolved.

Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 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, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.079 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Town of Surf City between 2010 and 2025, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 1, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 31, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Nov 22, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Nov 13, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 24, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 17, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
May 9, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 14 violations (14 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Mar 15, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Public Notice
Jul 28, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Total Coliform
Jul 8, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Nitrate

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

Town of Surf City draws water from 2 wells. It also has emergency connections to Onslow Wtr and Sewer Authority and Town of Topsail Beach. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Surf City. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Town of Surf City.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Town of Surf City 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.

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