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Moore Co Public Utilities-West Moore

On record as serving Moore County, NC · Serves 407 people

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Moore Co Public Utilities-West Moore in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • NC5063023
  • CARTHAGE
  • NC
  • 407 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 28327
EPA system ID NC5063023

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Moore Co Public Utilities-West Moore buys its water from Robbins Water System.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2024.
  • Record on file since 2015, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 21 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 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 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 Oct 1, 2023 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
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2015 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 2015

EPA's records for Moore Co Public Utilities-West Moore go back to 2015. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 2 2

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Moore Co Public Utilities-West Moore between 2015 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 5, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 24, 2015 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Moore Co Public Utilities-West Moore buys its water from Robbins Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Moore Co Public Utilities-West Moore 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 Moore Co Public Utilities-West Moore 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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