Public water system record
Town of Creswell
Serves an area of Washington County, NC that includes Creswell · 482 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Creswell 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
- 9
Key facts
- Town of Creswell draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2024.
- Record on file since 2014, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 200 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, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 2014
EPA's records for Town of Creswell go back to 2014. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2014, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Town of Creswell between 2014 and 2024, filed as 9 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 27, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 3, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 13, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 15, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 20, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 8, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Aug 4, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
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
Town of Creswell draws water from 2 wells. It also has emergency connections to Washington County Water System and Tyrrell County Water. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Town of Creswell.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Washington County Water System Plymouth, NC
- Tyrrell County Water Columbia, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Creswell 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Town of Creswell for a copy.
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