Public water system record
Southern Trace S/D
Serves an area of Wake County, NC that includes Garner · 485 people served
Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Southern Trace S/D in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 10
- Resolved
- 9
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Southern Trace S/D draws water from 3 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, 18 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit), 2020.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2025.
- Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 192 service lines.
Check whether Southern Trace S/D serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 14, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 29, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 27, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 20, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 28, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Southern Trace S/D go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 53 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 30 |
| 2000s | 0 | 23 |
| 2020s | 10 | 14 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Southern Trace S/D between 2008 and 2025, filed as 15 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 14, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Combined Uranium, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| May 14, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Nov 14, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 8, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Aug 13, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Apr 19, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Oct 18, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Apr 11, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Jan 4, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jul 30, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Nov 25, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
What the violations mean
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
9 incidentsTest results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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
Southern Trace S/D draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Southern Trace S/D 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 Southern Trace S/D 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells