Public water system record
Town of Sandyfield
Serves an area of Columbus County, NC · 439 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Sandyfield 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
- 5
Key facts
- Town of Sandyfield buys its water from Town of East Arcadia.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2022.
- Record on file since 2010, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 166 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2010
EPA's records for Town of Sandyfield go back to 2010. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 15 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 13 formal enforcement actions against Town of Sandyfield between 2010 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 23, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 8, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Sep 3, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 13, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 1, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 27, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 17, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 24, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 15, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 7, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Town of Sandyfield buys its water from Town of East Arcadia. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Town of East Arcadia Riegel Wood, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Sandyfield 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 Town of Sandyfield 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