Public water system record
Linville Ridge
Serves an area of Avery County, NC that includes Linville and Grandfather Village · 710 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Linville Ridge 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
- 1
Key facts
- Linville Ridge draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
- Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 115 unknown out of 399 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Linville Ridge go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 94 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 93 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Linville Ridge between 2008 and 2024, filed as 5 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 |
| Oct 22, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Uranium, Radium-226, Radium-228, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Aug 8, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 20 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Uranium, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| May 23, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 52 violations: Endrin, Methoxychlor, 2,4-D, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Pentachlorophenol |
Where the water comes from
Linville Ridge draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Linville Ridge 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