Public water system record
Town of Newland
Serves Newland, Avery County, NC · 999 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Newland 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
- 4
Key facts
- Town of Newland draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2021.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 19 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 |
|
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 11, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 11, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Newland go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 7 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2012, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Town of Newland between 2012 and 2021, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| May 29, 2020 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jun 12, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 7, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 23, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-228, Combined Uranium, Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Radium-226, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
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 Newland draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Newland 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