Public water system record
Town of Banner Elk
Serves Banner Elk, Avery County, NC · 1,164 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Banner Elk 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
- 4
Key facts
- Town of Banner Elk draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2023.
- Record on file since 1986, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 465 unknown out of 717 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Town of Banner Elk go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 54 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 18 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 30 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began January 2003, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.1 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Town of Banner Elk between 2012 and 2023, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 18, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| 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 |
| Sep 27, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 3, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Banner Elk draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Banner Elk 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