Public water system record
Western Carolina Univ WTP
Serves Cullowhee, Jackson County, NC · 7,800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Western Carolina Univ WTP 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
- 1
Key facts
- Western Carolina Univ WTP draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, December 2023.
- Record on file since 1981, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 63 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
RPT
|
Oct 11, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Western Carolina Univ WTP go back to 1981. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 41 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 2000s | 0 | 27 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2014, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Western Carolina Univ WTP between 2008 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 3, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 23, 2008 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 26 violations: Endrin, Methoxychlor, Toxaphene, Dalapon, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
Where the water comes from
Western Carolina Univ WTP draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Western Carolina Univ WTP 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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