Public water system record
Snow Creek Heights Water Syst
Serves Hickory and St. Stephens, Catawba County, NC · 130 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Snow Creek Heights Water Syst 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
- 1
Key facts
- Snow Creek Heights Water Syst draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 42 unknown out of 51 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Snow Creek Heights Water Syst go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 81 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 32 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 47 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Heptachlor epoxide, began April 2004, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.00031 mg/L, federal limit 0.0002 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Snow Creek Heights Water Syst in 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Snow Creek Heights Water Syst draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Snow Creek Heights Water Syst 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Snow Creek Heights Water Syst for a copy.
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