Public water system record
Big Ridge S/D
On record as serving Cashiers, Jackson County, NC · Serves 76 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Big Ridge S/D 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
- Big Ridge S/D draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, February 2014.
- Record on file since 1988, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 29 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Big Ridge S/D go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 113 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 36 |
| 2000s | 7 | 32 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 43 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began September 2009, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 2, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 31, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Big Ridge S/D between 2009 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2014 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride |
| Feb 3, 2011 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Sep 14, 2010 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE, Benzene, Toluene |
| Sep 21, 2009 | North Carolina | Compliance order with a penalty | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
Where the water comes from
Big Ridge S/D draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Big Ridge S/D 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 Ridge S/D 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