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Pine Level, Town of (Firetower)

Serves an area of Johnston County, NC that includes Pine Level · 238 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Pine Level, Town of (Firetower) in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • NC4051006
  • PINE LEVEL
  • NC
  • 238 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 27568
EPA system ID NC4051006

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
7
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
16

Key facts

  • Pine Level, Town of (Firetower) buys its water from Johnston Co-East.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2025.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 101 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 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 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved No
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, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 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 0.089 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 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 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, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 5, 2025 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 25, 2024 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 13, 2011 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 20, 2010 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Pine Level, Town of (Firetower) go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 22
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 16
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 3
2020s 3 11

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 22 formal enforcement actions against Pine Level, Town of (Firetower) between 2007 and 2025, filed as 23 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 17, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jan 30, 2025 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 9, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 20, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Mar 30, 2022 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jun 21, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 18, 2020 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Mar 20, 2018 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 21, 2017 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jul 19, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Dec 7, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform
Jul 21, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Mar 13, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 4 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 16, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 15, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jun 13, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 14, 2014 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jun 17, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Jan 7, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Apr 9, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Apr 9, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Dec 31, 2007 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations: Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

6 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

Pine Level, Town of (Firetower) buys its water from Johnston Co-East. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Pine Level.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Pine Level, Town of (Firetower) 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 Pine Level, Town of (Firetower) 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.

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