Public water system record
Town of Maiden
Serves Maiden, Catawba County, NC · 5,563 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Maiden 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 Maiden buys its water from City of Hickory.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by North Carolina, June 2008.
- Record on file since 1981, with 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,201 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 Town of Maiden go back to 1981. Before October 20, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3 | 20 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2006, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08725 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08825 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Maiden between 2006 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 14, 2006 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Town of Maiden buys its water from City of Hickory. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to City of Newton.
Buys water from
- City of Hickory Hickory, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Newton Newton, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Maiden 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