Public water system record
Montreat Water System
Serves Montreat, Buncombe County, NC · 798 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Montreat Water System 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
- 2
Key facts
- Montreat Water System draws water from 11 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, October 2023.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 679 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
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Montreat Water System go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 62 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 46 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2003, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Montreat Water System between 2011 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 5, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Sep 28, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
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
Montreat Water System draws water from 11 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Black Mountain. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Montreat Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Black Mountain Black Mountain, NC
Annual water quality report
Montreat Water System 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