Public water system record
Junaluska Sanitary District
Serves an area of Haywood County, NC that includes Waynesville and Lake Junaluska · 5,138 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Junaluska Sanitary District 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
- 1
Key facts
- Junaluska Sanitary District buys its water from Town of Waynesville.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, June 2014.
- Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 935 unknown out of 2,086 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 |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Junaluska Sanitary District go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Junaluska Sanitary District in 2014, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 10, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Apr 15, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 7, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| Feb 19, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
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
Junaluska Sanitary District buys its water from Town of Waynesville. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Maggie Valley Sanitary Dist. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Junaluska Sanitary District.
Buys water from
- Town of Waynesville Waynesville, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Maggie Valley Sanitary Dist Maggie Valley, NC
Annual water quality report
Junaluska Sanitary District 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