Public water system record
City of Lenoir
Serves Granite Falls, Lenoir and Hudson, Caldwell County, NC · 25,573 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for City of Lenoir in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Lenoir draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2021.
- Record on file since 1981, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,864 unknown out of 11,218 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for City of Lenoir go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Lenoir in 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
City of Lenoir draws water from 1 surface water intake. 5 other community water systems buy water from City of Lenoir.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Baton Water Corporation Granite Falls, NC
- Caldwell Co Water System-Se Lenoir, NC
- Caldwell County Water--North Lenoir, NC
- Caldwell County Water--West Lenoir, NC
- Town of Sawmills Granite Falls, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Lenoir 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