Public water system record
Town of Fontana Dam
Serves an area of Graham County, NC · 950 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Fontana Dam 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
- 2
Key facts
- Town of Fontana Dam draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, September 2017.
- Record on file since 1987, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 146 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for Town of Fontana Dam go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 12 |
| 1990s | 0 | 25 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began December 2014, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 11, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of Fontana Dam between 2007 and 2017, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Apr 10, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 25, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 13, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Town of Fontana Dam draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Town of Fontana Dam 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.
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