Public water system record
Town of Stanley
Serves Stanley, Gaston County, NC · 5,453 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Stanley 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
- 6
Key facts
- Town of Stanley buys its water from City of Mount Holly.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2023.
- Record on file since 1986, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,401 unknown out of 2,497 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 |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Town of Stanley go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 20 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2014, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Town of Stanley between 2010 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 5, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 14, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 17, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 20, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 17, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Dec 20, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): 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 Stanley buys its water from City of Mount Holly. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Mount Holly Mount Holly, NC
Annual water quality report
Town of Stanley 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