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Town of Crossnore

Serves Crossnore, Avery County, NC · 195 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Crossnore in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • NC0106010
  • CROSSNORE
  • NC
  • 195 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 28616
EPA system ID NC0106010

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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 Crossnore draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2013.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 148 unknown out of 148 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.

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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 28, 2012 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 19, 2012 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 28, 2012 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 15, 2012 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 22, 2011 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 19, 2011 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Town of Crossnore go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 246 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 13
1990s 1 32
2000s 1 59
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 142
2020s 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began March 2008, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2008 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 17 formal enforcement actions against Town of Crossnore between 2010 and 2013, filed as 23 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 13, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Public Notice
Feb 15, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Public Notice
Nov 22, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations: Public Notice
May 9, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 21 violations: Tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Styrene
Apr 11, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations: Tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Styrene
Apr 4, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Mar 28, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 10 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Uranium, Radium-228, Radium-226, Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Mar 15, 2012 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Public Notice
Oct 31, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 26 violations: Pentachlorophenol, 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, Picloram, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Carbofuran
Oct 26, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 21 violations: 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Sep 28, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations: Carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, CHLOROBENZENE
Sep 19, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 26 violations: Pentachlorophenol, 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Carbofuran, Atrazine
Jun 16, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 26 violations: Dinoseb, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Atrazine, LASSO, Heptachlor epoxide
Jun 15, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations: DICHLOROMETHANE, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride, CHLOROBENZENE, Ethylbenzene
Jun 9, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Radium-228, Radium-226, Combined Uranium
Apr 8, 2011 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Dec 21, 2010 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: E. coli

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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 Crossnore draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Town of Crossnore 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 Crossnore for a copy.

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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.

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