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Rockingham Co - 220 Corridor

Serves an area of Rockingham County, NC that includes Madison · 1,200 people served

Federal records show 13 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Rockingham Co - 220 Corridor in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NC3079031
  • WENTWORTH
  • NC
  • 1,200 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 27375
EPA system ID NC3079031

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
13
Resolved
13
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
12

Key facts

  • Rockingham Co - 220 Corridor buys its water from Town of Madison.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.079 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2025.
  • Record on file since 2012, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 325 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 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.079 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 24, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 1, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 18, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 12, 2019 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2012

EPA's records for Rockingham Co - 220 Corridor go back to 2012. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 5 4
2020s 8 8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2013, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 13 formal enforcement actions against Rockingham Co - 220 Corridor between 2012 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 5, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Feb 11, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Jan 30, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 16, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 2, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 2, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Oct 15, 2020 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Sep 18, 2020 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Oct 16, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 14, 2019 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Jan 23, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 17, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Nov 16, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

7 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

6 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Rockingham Co - 220 Corridor buys its water from Town of Madison. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Rockingham Co - 220 Corridor 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.

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