Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violations in North Carolina
800 active public water systems in North Carolina had a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation in the past three years, 256 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) is and why it matters.
Systems with a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nash County Water System Area 2 Nashville · Nash County |
701 | 3 | 0 | |
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Bolton, Town of Bolton · Columbus County |
668 | 4 | 1 | |
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Teachey, Town of Teachey · Duplin County |
663 | 4 | 0 | |
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East Arcadia, Town of East Arcadia · Bladen County |
633 | 6 | 1 | |
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Northeastern Randolph Mid Sch Liberty · Randolph County |
629 | 2 | 0 | |
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Bailey, Town of Bailey · Nash County |
566 | 7 | 1 | |
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Carolina Friends School Durham · Orange County |
566 | 2 | 0 | |
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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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Occoneechee Scout Reservation Carthage · Moore County |
500 | 2 | 1 | |
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Webb Road Flea Market Salisbury · Rowan County |
500 | 1 | 0 | |
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Silver Maples Estates MHP Harrisburg · Cabarrus County |
463 | 3 | 0 | |
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West Swain Elem School Bryson City · Swain County |
450 | 6 | 2 | |
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Young Life Windy Gap Weaverville · Buncombe County |
450 | 5 | 1 | |
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Deerfield Park S/d Raleigh · Wake County |
440 | 4 | 1 | |
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East Swain Elem School Bryson City · Swain County |
440 | 6 | 1 | |
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Sims, Town of Sims · Wilson County |
440 | 3 | 0 | |
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Deerhurst MHC Wendell · Wake County |
432 | 7 | 0 | |
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Cedar Ridge Elem School Low Gap · Surry County |
410 | 2 | 0 | |
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Hookerton, Town of Hookerton · Greene County |
409 | 2 | 0 | |
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Bostian Elem School China Grove · Rowan County |
391 | 2 | 0 | |
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The Inlet at Lanier's Pointe #1 Holly Ridge · Pender County |
386 | 3 | 1 | |
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Smyrna Elem School Smyrna · Carteret County |
375 | 5 | 2 | |
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MT Ulla Elem School Mt Ulla · Rowan County |
370 | 3 | 1 | |
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Turkey, Town of Turkey · Sampson County |
352 | 3 | 0 | |
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Farmer Elementary School Asheboro · Randolph County |
351 | 2 | 0 | |
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Antioch Baptist Church Clyde · Haywood County |
350 | 1 | 0 | |
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Holly Springs Baptist Church Franklin · Macon County |
350 | 1 | 0 | |
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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Fuquay Varina · Wake County |
350 | 2 | 0 | |
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Primera Asamblea Knightdale · Wake County |
350 | 1 | 0 | |
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Ridgewood MHP Chapel Hill · Orange County |
330 | 7 | 2 | |
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Copeland Elementary School Dobson · Surry County |
329 | 3 | 0 | |
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Forest Hills Water System Cullowhee · Jackson County |
323 | 2 | 0 | |
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Mill Creek Baptist Church Monroe · Union County |
310 | 1 | 0 | |
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Carolina Village MHP Moyock · Currituck County |
305 | 6 | 0 | |
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Whispering Pines MHP Durham · Durham County |
305 | 9 | 4 | |
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Town of Atkinson Atkinson · Pender County |
301 | 4 | 0 | |
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Cane Creek Station Fletcher · Buncombe County |
300 | 1 | 0 | |
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Howling Cow Creamery Raleigh · Wake County |
300 | 1 | 0 | |
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Huntington Woods MHP Greensboro · Guilford County |
300 | 6 | 2 | |
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Lake James State Park Visitor Center Nebo · Burke County |
300 | 1 | 0 | |
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The Mountain Folk Center Murphy · Cherokee County |
300 | 1 | 0 | |
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Time Out Market #23 Bryson City · Swain County |
300 | 1 | 0 | |
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Shoals Elem School Pinnacle · Surry County |
296 | 2 | 0 | |
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Fairview Wooded Acres MH S/d Holly Springs · Wake County |
284 | 3 | 0 | |
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Pleasant Ridge MHP Reidsville · Rockingham County |
269 | 4 | 1 | |
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South Point SD Fayetteville · Cumberland County |
255 | 2 | 0 | |
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Falls Lake Sra-Holly Point Wake Forest · Wake County |
254 | 2 | 0 | |
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Southside MHP Garner · Wake County |
254 | 5 | 0 | |
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Christmount Christian Assembly Black Mountain · Buncombe County |
250 | 4 | 1 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) 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.