Public water system record
Marble Community Wtr System
Serves an area of Cherokee County, NC that includes Marble · 999 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 24 monitoring/reporting issues for Marble Community Wtr System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 24
Key facts
- Marble Community Wtr System draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2025.
- Record on file since 1985, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6 unknown out of 501 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Marble Community Wtr System go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 12 |
| 1990s | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 21 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1997, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators and EPA took 10 formal enforcement actions against Marble Community Wtr System between 1996 and 2025, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 4, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 14, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 2, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 25, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 10, 2022 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 11 violations: ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, Chlordane, 2,4,5-TP, Toxaphene, 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE |
| Oct 28, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations: ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, 2,4,5-TP, Toxaphene, 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, 2,4-D |
| Oct 23, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 17, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| May 30, 1996 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Marble Community Wtr System draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Marble Community Wtr System 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