Public water system record
City of Newton
Serves Newton, Catawba County, NC · 18,407 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 41 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Newton 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
- 41
Key facts
- City of Newton draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, June 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,128 unknown out of 7,312 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for City of Newton go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 20 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 40 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against City of Newton between 2018 and 2025, filed as 12 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 20, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jan 28, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Apr 9, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 23, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 33 violations: p-Dichlorobenzene, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| Feb 6, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jan 31, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| Aug 18, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jun 26, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Newton draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also has emergency connections to City of Hickory, Town of Catawba and City of Conover. 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Newton. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Newton.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Hickory Hickory, NC
- Town of Catawba Hickory, NC
- City of Conover Conover, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Betts Brooke S/D Water System Cary, NC
- Energy United Water Corp Hiddenite, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Newton 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