Public water system record
Northern Nash Water District
Serves an area of Nash County, NC that includes Dortches · 1,694 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Northern Nash Water District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Northern Nash Water District draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 689 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Northern Nash Water District between 2022 and 2025, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 14, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 31, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 8, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Oct 9, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Chlorine |
| Jun 7, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 23, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Northern Nash Water District draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from City of Rocky Mount.
Buys water from
- City of Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, NC
Annual water quality report
Northern Nash Water District 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells