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Town of Andrews

Serves an area of Cherokee County, NC that includes Andrews · 3,284 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Andrews in the last ten years.

  • NC0120020
  • ANDREWS
  • NC
  • 3,284 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 28901
EPA system ID NC0120020

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Town of Andrews draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, January 2023.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,941 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Town of Andrews go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 49 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 9
2000s 1 40
2020s 0 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began January 2005, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of Andrews between 2008 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 26, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 22, 2021 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 3, 2020 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
May 23, 2008 North Carolina Compliance order with a penalty 26 violations: Carbofuran, Atrazine, LASSO, 2,4-D, OXAMYL

Where the water comes from

Town of Andrews draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Murphy. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Andrews.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Town of Andrews 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.

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Testing your own water

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