Public water system record
Town of Burnsville
Serves an area of Yancey County, NC that includes Burnsville · 4,069 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Burnsville in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Town of Burnsville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2012.
- Record on file since 1981, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,309 unknown out of 1,643 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Town of Burnsville go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 98 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 73 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 20 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began March 2010, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 31, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Town of Burnsville between 2008 and 2012, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| May 4, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Apr 7, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: CYANIDE, Antimony, Total, Thallium, Total, Selenium, Arsenic |
| Jan 7, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Jun 26, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 23, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 26 violations: Benzo(a)pyrene, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), Carbofuran, Atrazine, 2,4-D |
Where the water comes from
Town of Burnsville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Town of Burnsville must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by North Carolina.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells