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Chlordane violations in North Carolina

14 active public water systems in North Carolina had a Chlordane violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Chlordane is and why it matters.

Health effects: Chronic chlordane exposure is associated with liver damage and increased cancer risk. EPA classifies it as a probable human carcinogen (Group B2). Animal studies show liver tumors at elevated doses. It bioaccumulates in fatty tissue and can be passed to infants through breast milk. Children and immunocompromised individuals are most vulnerable.

Systems with a Chlordane violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Glenlaurel Preserve Rosman
Rosman · Transylvania County
35 4 1
Northampton--Milwaukee
Jackson · Northampton County
5,715 9 1
Columbus Town of
Columbus · Polk County
2,489 10 3
Middlesex Water System
Middlesex · Nash County
1,389 4 0
West Swain Elem School
Bryson City · Swain County
450 6 2
East Swain Elem School
Bryson City · Swain County
440 6 1
Old Stage Place
Garner · Wake County
364 5 0
Ridgebrook Bluff S/d
Apex · Wake County
234 2 0
The Hills of Rosemont
Durham · Chatham County
192 1 0
Emmaus Baptist Church
Pittsboro · Chatham County
190 6 3
Honeycutt Reserve
Oak Ridge · Guilford County
132 6 0
Hudson Meadows S/d
Garner · Wake County
122 2 0
Whitewater Ridge
Transylvania County
30 1 0
Norwood S/d
Raleigh · Wake County
25 6 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Chlordane, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Chlordane 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.