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Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate violations in North Carolina

15 active public water systems in North Carolina had a Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate is and why it matters.

Health effects: Chronic exposure to DEHP is associated with reproductive and developmental toxicity — it acts as an endocrine disruptor and can interfere with hormone signaling. EPA classifies it as a probable human carcinogen (Group B2) based on animal liver tumor data. Developing fetuses, infants, and reproductive-age adults are most susceptible to its hormonal effects.

Systems with a Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Glenlaurel Preserve Rosman
Rosman · Transylvania County 		35 4 1
The Cape Master System
Wilmington · New Hanover County 		11,587 2 0
Northampton--Milwaukee
Jackson · Northampton County 		5,715 9 1
Columbus Town of
Columbus · Polk County 		2,489 10 3
Robersonville, Town of
Robersonville · Martin County 		1,700 4 0
Cottages of Boone
Boone · Watauga County 		890 4 1
Old Stage Place
Garner · Wake County 		364 5 0
Ridgewood MHP
Chapel Hill · Orange County 		330 7 2
Huntington Woods MHP
Greensboro · Guilford County 		300 6 2
Ridgebrook Bluff S/d
Apex · Wake County 		234 2 0
Costa Farms
Leicester · Buncombe County 		200 4 1
Big Sheep Cliff
Cashiers · Jackson County 		175 3 1
Honeycutt Reserve
Oak Ridge · Guilford County 		132 6 0
Continental Cliffs
Cashiers · Jackson County 		78 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 Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate 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.