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Town of Sims

Serves Sims, Wilson County, NC · 440 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Sims in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NC0498045
  • SIMS
  • NC
  • 440 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 27880
EPA system ID NC0498045

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Town of Sims draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, July 2025.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 8 lead and 0 unknown out of 272 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Town of Sims go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 4
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 29
2010 to October 18, 2016 8 10
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began July 2013, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 23 formal enforcement actions against Town of Sims between 2004 and 2025, filed as 24 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 9, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 11, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule
Feb 9, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Asbestos
May 14, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 3, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Aug 13, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Sep 19, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Aug 29, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Apr 3, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Nov 30, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Oct 14, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
May 27, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations (8 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
May 11, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Apr 20, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jan 21, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
May 27, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Aug 13, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Apr 23, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Feb 18, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jul 9, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 5 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jun 18, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 12 violations: Cadmium, Fluoride, Mercury, Nickel, Antimony, Total
Apr 9, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 12, 2004 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Sims draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Wilson Co Southwest Water Dist.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Sims 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 Sims for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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