Public water system record
Town of Ayden
Serves Ayden, Pitt County, NC · 6,366 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Ayden 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
- 2
Key facts
- Town of Ayden draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2017.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,785 unknown out of 2,129 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Ayden go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Ayden in 2017, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Ayden draws water from 3 wells. It also buys water from Neuse Regional Wtr & SWR Auth. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Grifton. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Ayden.
Buys water from
- Neuse Regional Wtr & SWR Auth La Grange, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Grifton Grifton, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Ayden 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