Public water system record
Highlands Cove S/D
Serves an area of Jackson County, NC that includes Cashiers · 577 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Highlands Cove 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
- 2
Key facts
- Highlands Cove S/D draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, February 2023.
- Record on file since 2003, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 200 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 |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for Highlands Cove S/D go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Highlands Cove S/D between 2004 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2023 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Mercury |
| Apr 15, 2016 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Feb 23, 2015 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jun 17, 2013 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 12, 2004 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Highlands Cove S/D draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Highlands Cove 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.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells