Public water system record
City of Hickory
Serves Hickory, St. Stephens, Mountain View and 1 more place, Catawba County, NC · 75,654 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Hickory 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
- City of Hickory draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1981, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15,826 unknown out of 24,210 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 1981
EPA's records for City of Hickory go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2002, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06202 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Hickory draws water from 1 surface water intake. 8 other community water systems buy water from City of Hickory. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Hickory.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Alexander Co Wtr Dist Hickory, NC
- Brookwood S/D Cary, NC
- Caldwell County- Addison Lane Lenoir, NC
- City of Conover Conover, NC
- Icard Township Water Corp Hildebran, NC
- Town of Catawba Hickory, NC
- Town of Longview Longview, NC
- Town of Maiden Maiden, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Hickory 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.
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