Public water system record
Town of Lansing
Serves Lansing, Ashe County, NC · 228 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Lansing in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Town of Lansing draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2023.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 90 unknown out of 90 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 24, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 18, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 17, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Lansing go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 155 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 21 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 75 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 57 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2001, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Town of Lansing between 2010 and 2023, filed as 14 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 25, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 31, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Sep 3, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 14, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Public Notice |
| Jun 27, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations: Radium-226, Combined Uranium, Radium-228, Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Jun 13, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 47 violations: Endrin, BHC-GAMMA, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
| May 23, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Combined Uranium, Radium-228, Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| May 17, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| May 16, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 26 violations: Endrin, BHC-GAMMA, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
| Apr 20, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Town of Lansing draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Lansing 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 Town of Lansing for a copy.
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