Public water system record
Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst
Serves an area of Currituck County, NC that includes Grandy · 8,209 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst draws water from 71 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2021.
- Record on file since 2004, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,920 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 73 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 73 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2005, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09833 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12975 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.15433 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst in 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst draws water from 71 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Ocean Sands Development Corolla, NC
Annual water quality report
Southern Outer Banks Wtr Syst 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