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NC7024013 · North Carolina

COLUMBUS COUNTY WATER DIST IV

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

Violation records shown: 10
EPA health-based flag: 0
Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot: 0
Monitoring and reporting records: 8

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Violations and what followed

Among 9 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 90 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.

Monitoring or reporting · Addressed by formal action

Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 21 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2025 · first reported February 27, 2026

2 linked actions

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

Other or unclassified · Resolved

Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 19 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule

Noncompliance period start August 17, 2024 · period end October 4, 2024 · first reported February 27, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 4, 2024

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
68	October 4, 2024	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
66	November 8, 2024	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
67	November 8, 2024	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued

Other or unclassified · Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to ReportViolation 20 · Consumer Confidence Rule · Consumer Confidence Rule
Noncompliance period start July 1, 2024 · period end November 14, 2024 · first reported February 27, 2026 · 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
69 November 14, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 18 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2024 · period end December 31, 2024 · first reported February 27, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2024

4 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
63	October 22, 2024	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
64	October 22, 2024	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
65	October 22, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification requested
73	September 16, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 17 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2024 · period end December 31, 2024 · first reported February 27, 2026 · 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
63	October 22, 2024	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
64	October 22, 2024	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
65	October 22, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification requested
73	September 16, 2025	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
72	September 22, 2025	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring, RegularViolation 16 · Dalapon · Synthetic Organic Chemicals

Noncompliance period start April 1, 2023 · period end June 30, 2023 · first reported February 27, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2023

6 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
54	August 17, 2023	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
55	August 17, 2023	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
56	August 17, 2023	Informal	State Public Notification requested
57	September 20, 2023	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order with penalty issued
60	September 28, 2023	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
62	October 4, 2024	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)Violation 15 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform Rule

Noncompliance 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
50	September 12, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
51	December 7, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
52	December 7, 2022	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
53	December 7, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification requested
61	December 12, 2023	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 14 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule

Noncompliance period start January 1, 2022 · period end May 12, 2022 · first reported May 19, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field May 12, 2022

3 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
44	March 30, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
45	March 30, 2022	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
46	May 12, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 13 · Chlorine · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2021 · period end September 1, 2021 · first reported September 29, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 1, 2021

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
39	August 27, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
40	August 27, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
41	August 27, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
43	September 1, 2021	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
49	September 1, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification received

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)Violation 12 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform Rule

Noncompliance period start July 1, 2021 · period end July 31, 2021 · first reported September 29, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 31, 2021

5 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
36	August 27, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
37	August 27, 2021	Formal	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued
38	August 27, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
42	August 31, 2021	Resolving	State Compliance achieved
48	September 1, 2022	Informal	State Public Notification received

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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