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Farmwood S/D(Countrywoods S/D)

Serves an area of Gaston County, NC that includes Gastonia · 246 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Farmwood S/D(Countrywoods S/D) in the last ten years.

  • NC0136290
  • CARY
  • NC
  • 246 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 27511
EPA system ID NC0136290

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Farmwood S/D(Countrywoods S/D) draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 97 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Farmwood S/D(Countrywoods S/D) go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 38
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 1
2020s 0 2

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Farmwood S/D(Countrywoods S/D) between 1987 and 2024, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 14, 2024 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Dec 5, 2023 North Carolina Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 30, 1987 North Carolina Administrative penalty 24 violations: Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Nitrate, Selenium

Where the water comes from

Farmwood S/D(Countrywoods S/D) draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Farmwood S/D(Countrywoods 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 Farmwood S/D(Countrywoods 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.

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