Public water system record
Tyrrell County Water
Serves an area of Tyrrell County, NC that includes Columbia · 3,177 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Tyrrell County Water in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Tyrrell County Water draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2023.
- Record on file since 1990, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,389 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.
| 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 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Tyrrell County Water go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 79 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 4 | 72 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2005, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08425 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1005 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11033 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Tyrrell County Water between 2020 and 2023, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 24, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Chlorine |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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
Tyrrell County Water draws water from 4 wells. It also has emergency connections to Town of Creswell and Columbia Water System. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Tyrrell County Water.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Creswell Creswell, NC
- Columbia Water System Columbia, NC
Annual water quality report
Tyrrell County Water 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