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Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violations in North Carolina

25 active public water systems in North Carolina had a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation in the past three years, 4 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Combined Radium (-226 and -228) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium is a bone-seeking radionuclide that accumulates in skeletal tissue after ingestion. Long-term exposure increases the risk of bone cancer and leukemia. There is no safe threshold for ionizing radiation — the MCL is set at a level balancing risk reduction with treatment feasibility. Children are particularly vulnerable due to higher rates of bone growth and calcium uptake.

Systems with a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Rockbridge S/d
Knightdale · Wake County
1,042 9 3
All Star MHP
Raleigh · Wake County
530 2 0
Autumn Ridge S/d
Oak Ridge · Guilford County
56 1 1
Cedar Oaks South S/d
Greensboro · Guilford County
45 1 0
Bayleaf Master
Raleigh · Wake County
16,715 4 0
Northampton--Milwaukee
Jackson · Northampton County
5,715 9 1
New Light Master
Wake Forest · Wake County
2,619 4 0
Maxton, Town of
Maxton · Robeson County
2,598 3 1
Pinebluff, Town of
Pinebluff · Moore County
2,208 2 0
Yanceyville, Town of
Yanceyville · Caswell County
1,937 4 2
Braxton Hills/simmons Heights
Fayetteville · Cumberland County
680 1 0
Hampton Ridge S/d
Raleigh · Wake County
460 2 0
Tradewinds S/d
Raleigh · Wake County
442 2 0
Deerhurst MHC
Wendell · Wake County
432 7 0
Olde Mill Trace S/d
Raleigh · Wake County
394 1 0
Old Stage Place
Garner · Wake County
364 5 0
Knightdale MHP Estates LLC
Raleigh · Wake County
285 2 1
Grissom Farm S/d
Garner · Wake County
236 3 0
Country Creek S/d
Fuquay-varina · Wake County
176 3 1
Stoney Creek S/d
Garner · Wake County
173 2 0
Country Club MHP
Graham · Alamance County
127 8 2
Circle H MHP
Aberdeen · Moore County
68 8 3
Meadowview Trailer Court
Pelham · Caswell County
60 6 1
Village Woods Development
Oak Ridge · Guilford County
51 5 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 Combined Radium (-226 and -228), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Combined Radium (-226 and -228) 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.