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South Mountain Childrens Home

On record as serving Burke County, NC · Serves 80 people

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for South Mountain Childrens Home in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • NC0112426
  • MORGANTON
  • NC
  • 80 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 28680
EPA system ID NC0112426

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • South Mountain Childrens Home draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2016.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 15 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 1993 Active

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for South Mountain Childrens Home go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 69 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 4
1990s 0 31
2000s 0 31
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
2020s 0 1

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against South Mountain Childrens Home between 2000 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 4, 2016 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jun 17, 2013 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
May 25, 2000 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

South Mountain Childrens Home draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

South Mountain Childrens Home 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 South Mountain Childrens Home for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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