Public water system record
Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer
Serves Weaverville, Woodfin and Asheville, Buncombe County, NC · 10,122 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer 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
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
- Record on file since 1985, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,376 unknown out of 4,503 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 |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 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 |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 64 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 12 |
| 1990s | 4 | 12 |
| 2000s | 2 | 17 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 23 |
| 2020s | 2 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2006, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 8, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 8, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer between 2014 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 24, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Nov 7, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Toluene, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Jul 2, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Toluene, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Jun 10, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 19, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
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.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from City of Asheville.
Buys water from
- City of Asheville Asheville, NC
Annual water quality report
Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
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