Public water system record
Big Sheep Cliff
Serves Cashiers, Jackson County, NC · 175 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 36 monitoring/reporting issues for Big Sheep Cliff in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 36
Key facts
- Big Sheep Cliff draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2024.
- Record on file since 1989, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 68 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Active |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for Big Sheep Cliff go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 48 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 2 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2 | 21 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 35 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2004, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators and EPA took 7 formal enforcement actions against Big Sheep Cliff between 1997 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2024 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene |
| Nov 3, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: o-Dichlorobenzene |
| Oct 31, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations: Benzo(a)pyrene, Atrazine, BHC-GAMMA, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Endrin |
| Nov 8, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Dec 31, 2007 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 25, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 29, 1997 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Big Sheep Cliff draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Big Sheep Cliff 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Big Sheep Cliff for a copy.
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