Public water system record
Ponderosa S/D
Serves an area of Catawba County, NC that includes Hickory · 132 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Ponderosa S/D 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
- Ponderosa S/D draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
- Record on file since 1999, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 36 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 1999
EPA's records for Ponderosa S/D go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began January 2000, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Ponderosa S/D between 2002 and 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 |
| Aug 28, 2002 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Ponderosa S/D draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ponderosa S/D 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 Ponderosa S/D 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