Public water system record
City of Concord
Serves Concord, Cabarrus County, NC · 120,548 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for City of Concord in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Concord draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, April 2016.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 44,704 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Concord go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 6, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Concord between 2008 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Dec 22, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 23, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Pentachlorophenol, 2,4-D |
What the violations mean
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
City of Concord draws water from 3 surface water intakes. It also buys water from City of Albemarle. It also has emergency connections to Charlotte Water, City of Kannapolis and Town of Mount Pleasant. 7 other community water systems buy water from City of Concord. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Concord.
Buys water from
- City of Albemarle Albemarle, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Charlotte Water Charlotte, NC
- City of Kannapolis Kannapolis, NC
- Town of Mount Pleasant Mt. Pleasant, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- City of Kannapolis Kannapolis, NC
- Country Acres MH S/D Cary, NC
- Providence Manor S/D Harrisburg, NC
- Shiloh Church Road S/D Kannapolis, NC
- Springdale SD Cary, NC
- Town of Harrisburg Harrisburg, NC
- Zemosa Acres Water System Charlotte, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Concord 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells