Public water system record
Jewel Acres Water Service
Serves an area of Buncombe County, NC that includes Asheville · 90 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Jewel Acres Water Service 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
- 3
Key facts
- Jewel Acres Water Service draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2023.
- Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 43 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 |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 4, 2010 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Jewel Acres Water Service go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 100 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 32 |
| 1990s | 4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 58 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1992, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 13 formal enforcement actions against Jewel Acres Water Service between 2008 and 2023. 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 |
| Feb 25, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Oct 29, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 27, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 15, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jul 20, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 27, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 20, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 9, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Aug 13, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 2, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 13, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 23, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 26 violations: Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, BHC-GAMMA, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene |
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
Jewel Acres Water Service draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Jewel Acres Water Service 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 Jewel Acres Water Service for a copy.
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