Public water system record
Town of Boiling Springs
Serves Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, NC · 4,769 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Boiling Springs 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
- 1
Key facts
- Town of Boiling Springs buys its water from City of Shelby.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2015.
- Record on file since 1995, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15 unknown out of 2,012 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Town of Boiling Springs go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Boiling Springs between 2007 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 12, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
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
Town of Boiling Springs buys its water from City of Shelby. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Cleveland County Water. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Boiling Springs.
Buys water from
- City of Shelby Shelby, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Cleveland County Water Shelby, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Boiling Springs 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