Public water system record
Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth
Serves Cullowhee, Sylva, Webster and 1 more place, Jackson County, NC · 7,528 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2025.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,837 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved | Yes |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 28, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Apr 11, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 33 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 29 |
| 2020s | 4 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 1992, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth between 2006 and 2025, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2025 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 28, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 24, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| May 23, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 10 violations: 2,4-D, Dinoseb, OXAMYL, Dalapon, Pentachlorophenol |
| Sep 26, 2006 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe 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
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.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Dillsboro Water Utilities, Inc. Dillsboro, NC
Annual water quality report
Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Auth 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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