Public water system record
Buffalo Meadows S/D
Serves an area of Ashe County, NC that includes Jefferson · 120 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Buffalo Meadows S/D 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
- 19
Key facts
- Buffalo Meadows S/D draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
- Record on file since 1980, with 7 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 44 unknown out of 44 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 |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 22, 2019 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2019 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 12, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 30, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 30, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Buffalo Meadows S/D go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 86 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 4 | 67 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020s | 1 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began September 2009, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 2, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 18 formal enforcement actions against Buffalo Meadows S/D between 2006 and 2024, filed as 23 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 31, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 9, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Feb 13, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Oct 30, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 5, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Public Notice |
| Dec 21, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 30, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| May 14, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 5, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Dec 11, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 29, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Oct 28, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Apr 17, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 14, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 18, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Dec 6, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 17, 2006 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
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
Buffalo Meadows S/D draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Buffalo Meadows S/D 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 Buffalo Meadows S/D 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