Public water system record
Southwood S/D
Serves Gastonia, Gaston County, NC · 48 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Southwood S/D 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
- 1
Key facts
- Southwood S/D draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15 unknown out of 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Southwood S/D go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 65 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 56 |
| 1990s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began April 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 2, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Southwood S/D in 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Southwood S/D draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Southwood S/D 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 Southwood S/D 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