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Heptachlor violations in North Carolina

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

Health effects: Chronic exposure to heptachlor 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. The general population faces chronic risk from legacy soil contamination; children are most vulnerable to cumulative organochlorine exposure.

Systems with a Heptachlor 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
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
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
The Hills of Rosemont
Durham · Chatham County
192 1 0
Emmaus Baptist Church
Pittsboro · Chatham County
190 6 3
Big Sheep Cliff
Cashiers · Jackson County
175 3 1
Honeycutt Reserve
Oak Ridge · Guilford County
132 6 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 Heptachlor, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Heptachlor 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.