Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in North Carolina
423 active public water systems in North Carolina had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 422 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.
Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Aulander, Town of Aulander · Bertie County |
1,438 | 3 | 1 | |
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Faison, Town of Faison · Duplin County |
1,410 | 3 | 1 | |
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Faith, Town of Faith · Rowan County |
1,316 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Vance County Water District Kittrell Kittrell · Vance County |
1,282 | 5 | 1 | |
|
Ansonville Water System Ansonville · Anson County |
1,262 | 5 | 2 | |
|
Rockingham CO 220 Corridor Madison · Rockingham County |
1,200 | 3 | 3 | |
|
Green Mountain Park Lenoir · Caldwell County |
1,194 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Norlina, Town of Norlina · Warren County |
1,108 | 4 | 1 | |
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Northwest Water Supply INC Raeford · Hoke County |
1,105 | 2 | 2 | |
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Maysville, Town of Maysville · Jones County |
1,100 | 4 | 1 | |
|
Conetoe Community Water System Conetoe · Edgecombe County |
1,090 | 2 | 1 | |
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Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Maxton · Scotland County |
1,049 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Southern High School Greensboro · Guilford County |
1,000 | 1 | 1 | |
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Marble Community Wtr System Marble · Cherokee County |
999 | 5 | 1 | |
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Newland, Town of Newland · Avery County |
999 | 3 | 2 | |
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Scotland CO Water Gillis Hill Laurinburg · Scotland County |
965 | 2 | 1 | |
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Bostic, Town of Bostic · Rutherford County |
953 | 3 | 1 | |
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Bunn, Town of Bunn · Franklin County |
950 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Garland, Town of Garland · Sampson County |
948 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Lilesville Water System Lilesville · Anson County |
900 | 4 | 1 | |
|
Lucama, Town of Lucama · Wilson County |
881 | 4 | 1 | |
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Seaboard, Town of Seaboard · Northampton County |
881 | 1 | 1 | |
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Summerfield Charter Academy Summerfield · Guilford County |
838 | 3 | 1 | |
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Aurora Water System Aurora · Beaufort County |
805 | 3 | 1 | |
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Millbridge Elem School Landis · Rowan County |
762 | 3 | 0 | |
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Deerchase S/d Wake Forest · Wake County |
757 | 5 | 4 | |
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Knollwood Elem School Salisbury · Rowan County |
750 | 3 | 0 | |
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Sapphire Lakes Development Sapphire · Transylvania County |
724 | 3 | 1 | |
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Whitehurst MHP Concord · Cabarrus County |
688 | 4 | 2 | |
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Autumn Forest MHP Brown Summit · Guilford County |
686 | 2 | 2 | |
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Quarterstone Farm/country Xing Gibsonville · Guilford County |
683 | 2 | 2 | |
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George C Simkins JR Elem School Guilford County |
673 | 1 | 0 | |
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Bolton, Town of Bolton · Columbus County |
668 | 4 | 1 | |
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Country Acres/southgate Gastonia · Gaston County |
665 | 5 | 1 | |
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Teachey, Town of Teachey · Duplin County |
663 | 4 | 0 | |
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Calypso, Town of Calypso · Duplin County |
660 | 4 | 1 | |
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Rosman, Town of Rosman · Transylvania County |
650 | 5 | 2 | |
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House of Raeford--Wallace Teachey · Duplin County |
625 | 2 | 1 | |
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House of Raeford Rose Hill · Duplin County |
600 | 2 | 1 | |
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Gibson, Town of Gibson · Scotland County |
589 | 2 | 1 | |
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Scotland CO Water Barnes Bridge Laurinburg · Scotland County |
584 | 3 | 1 | |
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Shepherd School Mooresville · Iredell County |
574 | 2 | 1 | |
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Morgan Elementary School Gold Hill · Rowan County |
539 | 3 | 1 | |
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Baywood Forest S/d Knightdale · Wake County |
533 | 5 | 1 | |
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Mill Creek S/d Fayetteville · Cumberland County |
523 | 1 | 1 | |
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Berryhill Elem School Charlotte · Mecklenburg County |
522 | 4 | 1 | |
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Ashe County Middle School Warrenville · Ashe County |
520 | 2 | 1 | |
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Northview MHP Weaverville · Buncombe County |
516 | 6 | 4 | |
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Lear Corporation Kenansville · Duplin County |
510 | 1 | 1 | |
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Elk Park, Town of Elk Park · Avery County |
495 | 1 | 1 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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.