Public water system record
Old South Lane S/D
Serves an area of Gaston County, NC that includes Gastonia · 30 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Old South Lane S/D in the last ten years.
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
- Old South Lane S/D draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, August 2025.
- Record on file since 1980, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 13 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
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Old South Lane S/D go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 88 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 45 |
| 1990s | 0 | 31 |
| 2000s | 8 | 12 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began July 2005, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 74.22 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 75.75 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (15 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 75.75 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (5.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 78.47 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (5.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81.15 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (5.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators and EPA took 5 formal enforcement actions against Old South Lane S/D between 1987 and 2025, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 30, 1995 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| May 30, 1995 | North Carolina | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Dec 20, 1994 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 30, 1987 | North Carolina | Administrative penalty | 24 violations: Barium, Fluoride, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium |
Where the water comes from
Old South Lane S/D draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Old South Lane 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 Old South Lane 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