Public water system record
Columbus Co Water Districts II, III, V
Serves an area of Columbus County, NC that includes Whiteville · 10,442 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Columbus Co Water Districts II, III, V 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
- 6
Key facts
- Columbus Co Water Districts II, III, V draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2024.
- Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,307 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, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Columbus Co Water Districts II, III, V go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 82 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 33 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 49 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 16 formal enforcement actions against Columbus Co Water Districts II, III, V between 2007 and 2024, filed as 18 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 7, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 25, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 14, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 28, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 14, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Mar 17, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 28, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene |
| Feb 22, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 1, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Mar 15, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Dec 12, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 20, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| May 3, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Jul 2, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| Oct 23, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Columbus Co Water Districts II, III, V draws water from 4 wells. It also buys water from Town of Boardman. It also has an emergency connection to City of Whiteville. 1 other community water system buys water from Columbus Co Water Districts II, III, V. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Columbus Co Water Districts II, III, V.
Buys water from
- Town of Boardman Evergreen, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Whiteville Whiteville, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Town of Boardman Evergreen, NC
Annual water quality report
Columbus Co Water Districts II, III, V 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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