Public water system record
City of Statesville
Serves Statesville, Iredell County, NC · 30,843 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Statesville 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
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- City of Statesville draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, June 2017.
- Record on file since 1983, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 12,278 unknown out of 14,723 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 |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
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 1983
EPA's records for City of Statesville go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 22 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2003, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07551 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07496 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08084 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Statesville between 2011 and 2017, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2017 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 12, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 18 violations: Carbofuran, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Simazine, OXAMYL |
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.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
City of Statesville draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also has emergency connections to Energy United Water Corp and Salisbury-Rowan. 3 other community water systems buy water from City of Statesville.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Energy United Water Corp Hiddenite, NC
- Salisbury-Rowan Salisbury, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- Iredell Water Corporation Statesville, NC
- Town of Troutman Troutman, NC
- Watercrest Estates MHP Barium Spring, NC
Annual water quality report
City of Statesville 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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