Public water system record
Granny Squirrel
Serves an area of Cherokee County and Graham County, NC that includes Andrews · 142 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Granny Squirrel in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Granny Squirrel draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 50 unknown out of 59 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, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Apr 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Granny Squirrel go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 61 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0 | 32 |
| 2000s | 0 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators and EPA took 15 formal enforcement actions against Granny Squirrel between 1996 and 2025, filed as 17 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 14, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 18, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 10, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 6, 2019 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 9, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 27, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 7, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| Jul 26, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jun 17, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 5, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| Nov 30, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 20, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 26, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 20, 1996 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Granny Squirrel draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Granny Squirrel 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 Granny Squirrel 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