Nitrate violations in North Carolina
229 active public water systems in North Carolina had a Nitrate violation in the past three years. What Nitrate is and why it matters.
Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.
Systems with a Nitrate violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Asheboro Cong Jehovah Witness Asheboro · Randolph County |
150 | 2 | 0 | |
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Buffaloe Lanes South Raleigh · Wake County |
150 | 1 | 0 | |
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Emmanuel Baptist Church Carthage · Moore County |
150 | 2 | 0 | |
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Ferguson Supply & Deli Clyde · Haywood County |
150 | 3 | 0 | |
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Garner Church of God Garner · Wake County |
150 | 2 | 0 | |
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Holland Chapel Ame Zion Church Apex · Chatham County |
150 | 4 | 2 | |
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Jukebox Junction Soda Shoppe Canton · Haywood County |
150 | 2 | 0 | |
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Ostwalt Bapt Church Troutman · Iredell County |
150 | 4 | 1 | |
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Powells Point Christian Church Harbinger · Currituck County |
150 | 3 | 0 | |
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Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness CH Wilson · Wilson County |
150 | 2 | 1 | |
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ST Mary`s Fwb Church Apex · Wake County |
150 | 3 | 0 | |
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Yates Mill Estates Raleigh · Wake County |
145 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Country Club MHP Graham · Alamance County |
127 | 8 | 2 | |
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Knott`s Island Baptist Church Knotts Island · Currituck County |
124 | 3 | 0 | |
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Oak Grove of Knightdale Knightdale · Wake County |
122 | 3 | 0 | |
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Plantation MHP Willow Springs · Wake County |
120 | 2 | 0 | |
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Lyon`s MHP Northside · Granville County |
119 | 1 | 0 | |
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The Way Garner · Wake County |
115 | 2 | 0 | |
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Ransdell MHP Bunn · Franklin County |
114 | 3 | 0 | |
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Coastal Carolina Campground Beaufort · Carteret County |
110 | 1 | 0 | |
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Doug Wilson Labor Camp NO 1 Clinton · Sampson County |
110 | 2 | 0 | |
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Alligator River Marina Columbia · Tyrrell County |
100 | 2 | 0 | |
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Flint Hill Baptist Church Robbins · Moore County |
100 | 2 | 1 | |
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Grace Place Christian Church Hope Mills · Cumberland County |
100 | 2 | 0 | |
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Greater Clegg`s Chapel Baptist Church Timberlake · Person County |
100 | 2 | 0 | |
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Hidden Lake Campground Graham · Alamance County |
100 | 2 | 1 | |
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Jeffreys II Youngsville · Franklin County |
100 | 2 | 0 | |
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Little River Recreational Park Rougemont · Orange County |
100 | 1 | 0 | |
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Marion Lds Church Marion · McDowell County |
100 | 2 | 0 | |
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Mt. Hope Church Salisbury · Rowan County |
100 | 1 | 0 | |
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Paddle Inn Rafting Bryson City · Swain County |
100 | 2 | 1 | |
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Red Bud Baptist Church Castalia · Franklin County |
100 | 1 | 0 | |
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Rose Mart BP #17364 Nashville · Nash County |
100 | 3 | 0 | |
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Savannah Baptist Church Fayetteville · Cumberland County |
100 | 3 | 0 | |
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Terrells Creek Baptist Church Chapel Hill · Orange County |
100 | 2 | 0 | |
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Union View Original Fwb Church Bailey · Nash County |
100 | 1 | 0 | |
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YMCA Camp Weaver Greensboro · Guilford County |
100 | 2 | 0 | |
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Corriher Heights Baptist CH China Grove · Rowan County |
96 | 1 | 0 | |
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Oaklyn S/d Apex · Wake County |
96 | 2 | 0 | |
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Plainview Baptist Church Durham · Durham County |
90 | 1 | 0 | |
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Sanford First Pentecostal Sanford · Lee County |
90 | 3 | 0 | |
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Church of God of Prophecy Stedman · Cumberland County |
89 | 2 | 0 | |
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Country Squire Mobile Estates Zebulon · Wake County |
85 | 2 | 0 | |
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Crossway Church Altamahaw · Alamance County |
85 | 1 | 0 | |
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Raintree MHP Fayetteville · Cumberland County |
85 | 4 | 2 | |
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Sunset Drive MHP Robbins · Moore County |
81 | 4 | 2 | |
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Clay CO Rec Park Loop a Hayesville · Clay County |
80 | 3 | 1 | |
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Clay CO Rec Park Loop B Hayesville · Clay County |
80 | 3 | 0 | |
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South Estatoe Baptist Church Burnsville · Yancey County |
80 | 1 | 0 | |
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Little River MHP Zebulon · Wake County |
79 | 3 | 2 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Nitrate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Nitrate 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.