Public water system record
Roper Water System
Serves Roper, Washington County, NC · 546 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Roper Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 12
Key facts
- Roper Water System buys its water from Washington County Water System.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.184 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.3 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, April 2019.
- Record on file since 1986, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 266 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.123 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.114 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.184 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.135 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 26, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 9, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 21, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Roper Water System go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 resolved) and 58 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 38 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 15 | 17 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.135 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.133 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.113 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 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)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.126 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | 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, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.142 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.152 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.133 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 24 formal enforcement actions against Roper Water System between 2008 and 2019, filed as 28 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 10, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jan 29, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Oct 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jul 21, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 22, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 8, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 19, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations (9 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 24, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 7, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| Dec 12, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 10, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Oct 21, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations (11 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 27, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 12, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Apr 21, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 22, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 15, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Aug 13, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 8, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 23, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 26 violations: OXAMYL, Simazine, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Picloram, Carbofuran |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
6 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Roper Water System buys its water from Washington County Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Roper Water System.
Buys water from
- Washington County Water System Plymouth, NC
Annual water quality report
Roper Water System 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