Arsenic violations in North Carolina
7 active public water systems in North Carolina had a Arsenic violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Arsenic is and why it matters.
Systems with a Arsenic violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Columbia Carolina Division Old Fort · McDowell County |
300 | 2 | 1 | |
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Newton, City of Newton · Catawba County |
18,407 | 6 | 0 | |
|
Orange-Alamance Water System Efland · Orange County |
9,223 | 11 | 1 | |
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Northampton--Milwaukee Jackson · Northampton County |
5,715 | 9 | 1 | |
|
Columbus Town of Columbus · Polk County |
2,489 | 10 | 3 | |
|
Old Stage Place Garner · Wake County |
364 | 5 | 0 | |
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Whispering Pines MHP Durham · Durham County |
305 | 9 | 4 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Arsenic, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Arsenic alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The North Carolina records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.