Public water system record
Town of Catawba
Serves Catawba, Catawba County, NC · 1,181 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Catawba 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 Catawba buys its water from City of Hickory.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2006.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 355 unknown out of 590 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 1980
EPA's records for Town of Catawba go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 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 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Catawba in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2006 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Town of Catawba buys its water from City of Hickory. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Catawba.
Buys water from
- City of Hickory Hickory, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Catawba 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