Public water system record
Town of Kings Mountain
Serves Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, NC · 14,784 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Kings Mountain in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Town of Kings Mountain draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2025.
- Record on file since 1981, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,371 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 9, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Town of Kings Mountain go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began April 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Town of Kings Mountain between 2007 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 30, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 17, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 15, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Jun 30, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Aug 4, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jul 7, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Oct 1, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
2 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Town of Kings Mountain draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Kings Mountain. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Town of Kings Mountain.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Town of Grover Grover, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Kings Mountain 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
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