Public water system record
City of Goldsboro
Serves Goldsboro, Wayne County, NC · 34,959 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for City of Goldsboro in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Goldsboro draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2018.
- Record on file since 1999, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 7,302 unknown out of 17,568 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for City of Goldsboro go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2003, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Goldsboro in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
City of Goldsboro draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has emergency connections to Fork Township Sanitary District and Wayne Water Districts. 3 other community water systems buy water from City of Goldsboro. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Goldsboro.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Fork Township Sanitary District Goldsboro, NC
- Wayne Water Districts Goldsboro, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Fork Township Purchase Goldsboro, NC
- Seymour Johnson AFB Seymour Johnson, NC
- Wayne Water Districts Purchase Goldsboro, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Goldsboro 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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