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Cedar Wood Estates

Serves an area of Alexander County, NC that includes Taylorsville · 109 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Cedar Wood Estates in the last ten years.

  • NC0102129
  • CARY
  • NC
  • 109 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 27511
EPA system ID NC0102129

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Cedar Wood Estates buys its water from Alexander Co Wtr Dist.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, February 2009.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 16 unknown out of 43 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2001

EPA's records for Cedar Wood Estates go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 6 27

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2008, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cedar Wood Estates in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 19, 2009 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Where the water comes from

Cedar Wood Estates buys its water from Alexander Co Wtr Dist. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Cedar Wood Estates 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Cedar Wood Estates for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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