NC0424060 · North Carolina
COLUMBUS CO WATER DISTRICT I
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 7
- EPA health-based flag
- 0
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 6
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Violations and what followed
Among 5 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 365 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Monitoring or reporting · Addressed by formal action
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 3793335 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2026 · first reported May 18, 2026
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 2756388 March 27, 2026 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 2756389 March 27, 2026 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued Other or unclassified · Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to ReportViolation 3793334 · Consumer Confidence Rule · Consumer Confidence RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2024 · period end November 14, 2024 · first reported November 20, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field November 14, 2024
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 2756385 November 14, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 3793333 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2024 · period end December 31, 2024 · first reported November 20, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2024
5 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 2756382 October 22, 2024 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 2756383 October 22, 2024 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 2756384 October 22, 2024 Informal State Public Notification requested 2756387 September 16, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved 2756386 September 22, 2025 Informal State Public Notification received Monitoring or reporting · Addressed by formal action
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 3793332 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2023 · first reported March 28, 2023
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 2756379 March 2, 2023 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 2756380 March 2, 2023 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)Violation 3793331 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform RuleNoncompliance period start September 11, 2022 · period end September 12, 2022 · first reported February 21, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 12, 2022
5 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 2756375 September 12, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved 2756376 December 7, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 2756377 December 7, 2022 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 2756378 December 7, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 2756381 December 12, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 3793329 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2020 · period end August 15, 2022 · first reported May 18, 2020 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 15, 2022
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 2756371 April 15, 2020 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 2756372 April 15, 2020 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 2756374 August 15, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 3793324 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start April 1, 2017 · period end August 15, 2022 · first reported July 5, 2017 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 15, 2022
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 2756355 June 12, 2017 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 2756356 June 12, 2017 Formal State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued 2756374 August 15, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved
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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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