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Community Water System · PWS NC3041085

Kensington Place S/D

Birmingham, North Carolina 35222 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 61 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

61
People served
2,343
EPA violations
27
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 2,343 drinking-water violations at Kensington Place S/D, 1% of them health-based - above the North Carolina per-system average.

2,343
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
61
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kensington Place S/D

Kensington Place S/D is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 61 residents in Birmingham, North Carolina (Guilford County) through 24 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 2,343 total violations for this system , of which 27 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 2,256 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 55 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across North Carolina, EPA tracks 5,020 public water systems serving 9,877,724 people, with 524,053 cumulative violations and 38,492 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 104.4 violations. Statewide, 174 of 287 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.6%).

Kensington Place S/D's 2,343 violations sit above the North Carolina average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
61
Total Violations
2,343
Health-Based Violations
27
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
24
County
Guilford
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
27
Monitoring Violations
2,256
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 55 2016
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 47 2015
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 47 2015
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 47 2015
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 47 2015
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 47 2015
Carbon tetrachloride MR 47 2015
Trichloroethylene MR 47 2015
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 47 2015
CHLOROBENZENE MR 47 2015
Benzene MR 47 2015
Toluene MR 47 2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 47 2015
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 47 2015
Xylenes, Total MR 47 2015
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 47 2015
Tetrachloroethylene MR 47 2015
Ethylbenzene MR 47 2015
Styrene MR 47 2015
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 47 2015
Vinyl chloride MR 47 2015
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 47 2015
Picloram MR 41 2015
Dinoseb MR 41 2015
Carbofuran MR 41 2015
Dalapon MR 41 2015
OXAMYL MR 41 2015
2,4-D MR 41 2015
Pentachlorophenol MR 41 2015
2,4,5-TP MR 41 2015

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Kensington Place S/D.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NC3041085 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

North Carolina Drinking Water Authority

North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Kensington Place S/D under EPA-delegated authority.

Open NC regulator portal

Source: North Carolina DEQ, Public Water Supply Section

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 27 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 5000
2016 Public Notice Other 55 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 7500
2016 BHC-GAMMA MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2010
2016 Toxaphene MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2020
2016 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2035
2016 Simazine MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2037
2016 Atrazine MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2050
2016 Heptachlor MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2065
2016 Heptachlor epoxide MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2067
2016 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2274
2016 Endrin MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2005
2016 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2042
2016 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2306
2016 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2383
2016 Chlordane MR 39 SDWIS / NC3041085 / 2959

How Kensington Place S/D Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Kensington Place S/D North Carolina avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 2,343 104.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 27 7.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 61 1,968 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,020 regulated public water systems in North Carolina.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kensington Place S/D water safe to drink? ▼
Kensington Place S/D (PWS ID: NC3041085) has 2343 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 61 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Kensington Place S/D serve? ▼
Kensington Place S/D serves 61 people in Birmingham, North Carolina. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 24 service connections.
What type of violations does Kensington Place S/D have? ▼
Kensington Place S/D has 2,343 total violations: 27 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 2,256 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Kensington Place S/D water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Kensington Place S/D under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Kensington Place S/D use? ▼
Kensington Place S/D uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.