Public water system record

Cedarbrook Residential Home

On record as serving Nebo, McDowell County, NC · Serves 80 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Cedarbrook Residential Home in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

NC0156126
MARION
NC
80 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 28752

EPA system ID NC0156126

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 1
Resolved: 0
Unresolved: 1
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 2

Key facts

Cedarbrook Residential Home draws water from 2 wells.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, November 2015.
Record on file since 1987, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant	Rule family	Start date	Status	Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS Treatment technique failure	350	Oct 17, 2024	Active	No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue	Start date	Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT	Oct 17, 2024	Active
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2023	Resolved

Full record since 1987

EPA's records for Cedarbrook Residential Home go back to 1987. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 41 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1980s	0	16
1990s	0	5
2000s	0	10
2010 to October 19, 2016	0	10
2020s	1	2

Enforcement actions

North Carolina regulators and EPA took 11 formal enforcement actions against Cedarbrook Residential Home between 2000 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2015.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Nov 24, 2015	North Carolina	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jun 17, 2013	North Carolina	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Oct 22, 2012	North Carolina	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation: Chlorine
Apr 24, 2012	North Carolina	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation: Chlorine
Mar 15, 2012	North Carolina	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation: Public Notice
Jun 3, 2011	North Carolina	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation: Chlorine
May 4, 2011	North Carolina	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation: Nitrate
Oct 13, 2010	North Carolina	Compliance order (no penalty)	2 violations: E. coli
Apr 20, 2010	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
May 25, 2000	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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.

Where the water comes from

Cedarbrook Residential Home draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Cedarbrook Residential Home 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 Cedarbrook Residential Home 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.

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