Public water system record
Iredell Water Corporation
Serves an area of Iredell County, NC that includes Statesville and Harmony · 27,173 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Iredell Water Corporation 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
- 5
Key facts
- Iredell Water Corporation draws water from 36 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, February 2025.
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 613 unknown out of 11,709 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 |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Iredell Water Corporation go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 175 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 | 103 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 66 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 14 formal enforcement actions against Iredell Water Corporation between 1993 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Benzo(a)pyrene |
| Feb 16, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 14, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 15, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 28, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Jan 4, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,2-Dichloropropane, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride |
| Dec 5, 2012 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2-Dichloropropane, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride |
| Oct 26, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: Benzene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE |
| Sep 28, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Benzene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE |
| Feb 18, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 2, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene |
| Sep 20, 2006 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Toluene, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Benzene, DICHLOROMETHANE |
| Oct 20, 1993 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 20, 1993 | North Carolina | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
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
Iredell Water Corporation draws water from 36 wells. It also buys water from City of Statesville. It also has an emergency connection to Energy United Water Corp. 1 other community water system buys water from Iredell Water Corporation. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Iredell Water Corporation.
Buys water from
- City of Statesville Statesville, NC
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Energy United Water Corp Hiddenite, NC
Community systems that buy water from it
- River Hill Heights S/D Cary, NC
Annual water quality report
Iredell Water Corporation 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