Public water system record
Town of Granite Falls
Serves Granite Falls, Caldwell County, NC · 7,318 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Granite Falls in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Town of Granite Falls draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by North Carolina, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,656 unknown out of 2,814 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Granite Falls go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 2 | 30 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2006, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Granite Falls between 2007 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 26 violations: OXAMYL, Picloram, Toxaphene, Dalapon, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
| Apr 16, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
Where the water comes from
Town of Granite Falls draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Town of Granite Falls.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Caldwell Co Water System-Se Lenoir, NC
- Town of Rhodhiss Rhodhiss, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Granite Falls 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