NC0351050 · North Carolina

PRINCETON, TOWN OF

Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records

Violation records shown: 19
EPA health-based flag: 2
Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot: 0
Monitoring and reporting records: 12

Counties listed by EPA · Johnston County, North Carolina

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Violations and what followed

Among 16 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 86 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 3861461 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start April 1, 2026 · period end June 30, 2026 · first reported June 26, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2026

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137158	June 25, 2026	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137159	June 25, 2026	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137160	June 25, 2026	Informal	State Public Notification requested
1137162	August 26, 2026	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
1137161	August 28, 2026	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order with penalty issued

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 3861460 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start April 1, 2026 · period end June 30, 2026 · first reported June 26, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2026

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137158	June 25, 2026	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137159	June 25, 2026	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137160	June 25, 2026	Informal	State Public Notification requested
1137162	August 26, 2026	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
1137161	August 28, 2026	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order with penalty issued

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)Violation 3861459 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform Rule

Noncompliance period start October 1, 2025 · period end October 31, 2025 · first reported February 12, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 31, 2025

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137156	November 30, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
1137150	December 16, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137151	December 16, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137152	December 16, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification requested
1137155	May 6, 2026	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 3861458 · Chlorine · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start October 1, 2025 · period end October 31, 2025 · first reported February 12, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 31, 2025

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137147	December 16, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137148	December 16, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137149	December 16, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification requested
1137157	April 1, 2026	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
1137153	May 6, 2026	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Addressed by formal action

Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 3861456 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start October 1, 2025 · first reported February 12, 2026

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137142	November 17, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137143	November 17, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)Violation 3861457 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform Rule

Noncompliance period start September 1, 2025 · period end September 30, 2025 · first reported December 19, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2025

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137156	November 30, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
1137144	December 9, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137145	December 9, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137146	December 9, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification requested
1137154	May 6, 2026	Informal	State Public Notification received

Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 3861455 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule
Noncompliance period start June 16, 2025 · period end July 29, 2025 · first reported February 12, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 29, 2025

1 linked action

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID Date Category EPA action type
1137138 July 29, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved
Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 3861454 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule
Noncompliance period start June 16, 2025 · period end July 29, 2025 · first reported August 15, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 29, 2025

1 linked action

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID Date Category EPA action type
1137137 July 29, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved
Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 3861453 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule
Noncompliance period start June 16, 2025 · period end July 29, 2025 · first reported August 15, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 29, 2025

1 linked action

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID Date Category EPA action type
1137136 July 29, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved
Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 3861448 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule
Noncompliance period start March 22, 2025 · period end May 14, 2025 · first reported May 16, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field May 14, 2025

1 linked action

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID Date Category EPA action type
1137121 May 14, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137138	July 29, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137137	July 29, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137136	July 29, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137121	May 14, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Addressed by formal action

Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 3861452 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2025 · first reported August 15, 2025

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137139	August 1, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137140	August 1, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

Public EducationViolation 3861447 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start December 10, 2024 · period end July 14, 2025 · first reported February 25, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 14, 2025

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137117	January 24, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137118	January 24, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137131	July 14, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 3861446 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2024 · period end March 31, 2024 · first reported March 26, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2024

4 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137113	March 21, 2024	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137114	March 21, 2024	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137115	March 21, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification requested
1137116	May 15, 2024	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 3861445 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2024 · period end March 31, 2024 · first reported March 26, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2024

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137113	March 21, 2024	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137114	March 21, 2024	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137115	March 21, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification requested
1137116	May 15, 2024	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
1137120	April 23, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification received

EPA health-based flag · Resolved

OCCT/SOWT Study/RecommendationViolation 3861451 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end November 17, 2025 · first reported June 26, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field November 17, 2025

6 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137128	May 16, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137129	May 16, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137130	May 16, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification requested
1137133	August 5, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification received
1137134	August 5, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification received
1137141	November 17, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Initial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/RViolation 3861450 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end November 17, 2025 · first reported June 26, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field November 17, 2025

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137125	May 16, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137126	May 16, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137127	May 16, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification requested
1137132	August 5, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification received
1137141	November 17, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Water Quality Parameter M/RViolation 3861449 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · period end November 17, 2025 · first reported February 12, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field November 17, 2025

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137122	May 16, 2025	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137123	May 16, 2025	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
1137124	May 16, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification requested
1137135	August 5, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification received
1137141	November 17, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 3861444 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2022 · period end March 24, 2022 · first reported May 19, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 24, 2022

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137112	March 24, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
1137110	March 30, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137111	March 30, 2022	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued

Other or unclassified · Addressed by formal action

Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 3861432 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule

Noncompliance period start August 29, 2016 · first reported November 23, 2016

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
1137079	October 14, 2016	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
1137080	October 14, 2016	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued

EPA data and scope

How to read the records

The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.

We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.

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